ORGANIZATION

• Re-route 19/129 to alternate route around downtown – 15

• Funding, sources of – 2

• Eliminate left turn at Young Harris Street – 1

• Provide incentives for building rehabs - 1

• Maintain our enthusiasm about this downtown work – 0

• Create standard signage ordinance – 0

• No pickup truck loitering – 0

ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING

• No cookie cutter stuff but unique to Blairsville – 5
  (context: unique shopping, merchandise, crafts, hand made, etc.)

• Walkable eating establishments, unique, local – 0

• Charming specialty shops – 0

• Tie to Appalachian craft studies at NGC&SU – 0

PROMOTION

• Promote downtown businesses as a destination – 7

• Hold events that attract people – 6

• Provide entertainment at night – 3

• Need a directory of downtown businesses – 2

• Use downtown for special events – 0

DESIGN

• Landscape beautification – 15*

• Need a streetscape with plan for curbs/parking/lights/seating; – 15*
  This incorporates other items in this list and is a top priority, involving much of the total downtown design. Facilitators recommend consolidating these items marked by an asterisk in all planning of committee actions.

• Keep Blairsville identity and character intact – 10*

• Provide adequate parking downtown – 10*

• Downtown parking – 9*

• Designated parking downtown – 3*

• Keep free parking downtown – 6*

• Keep mountain history intact – 8

• Crosswalks and pedestrian friendly – 7*

• Public rest room facility, welcome center also – 7

• Rehab existing buildings and provide examples of how - 6

• Need benches to sit on downtown - 6*

• No cookie cutter stuff, but keep it unique to Blairsville - 5

• Make it all historic preservation throughout - 5

• Need long range tree plan - 3*

• Places to sit (see Paula on this one) - 3*

• Farm or 1920’s theme? if not, what then - 2

• Re-route utilities to ream or underground - 2*

• Move telephone poles too - 2*

• Maintain “character” of downtown - 2*

• Use native plants in plantings - 1*

• Unified signage - 1*

• Downtown lighting - 1*

• Need friendly appeal of downtown - 1*

• Eliminate left turn at Young Harris street - 1*

• Provide incentives for rehab-ing old buildings - 1

• Clean buildings and uniform awnings - 0

• Incorporate old gas station on square into design - 0*

• Maintain historic theme downtown - 0

• Be able to walk around downtown safely - 0*

• Use downtown for special events - 0

• Provide uniformity in design issues - 0*

• Re-route emergency vehicles around downtown - 0*
  
  * candidates for consolidating into the streetscape planning