Harvey Community Survey

“When you can visualize success, it helps you figure out the steps to get there.” -Rudy Giuliani

Civic Engagement (39) (14)
1. Have you contacted a local public official in the YES NO NR
past twelve months?
COMMENTS: easy to talk to: set in their ways; parking issue; they are helpful; talk someone daily; questions answered promptly; don't think it would help anyway; Bob @ City Hall, Marc-Police very friendly & personable; prompt professional response; Asked for help with a funding project; neighbor selling drugs (they assisted);
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2. Have you attended a community/school event in your YES NO
community in the last twelve months?
COMMENTS: sports; benefits; School concerts; Lions concerts in the park; feels area people need coaxing & frequent reminding for events & meetings; Top Hat Playhouse was reviewed several times with all good remarks.

Trust (47) (4) (2)
3. Do you feel safe walking down the street at night in YES NO NR
your community?
COMMENTS: Police do a good job of prevention and being noticed; some streets very dark at night; quite safe but some people driving around acting different; don't walk at night; walk fast; most of the time; yes very safe; find myself being more observant and not as trusting.
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4. Are you comfortable going to your local City government YES NO NR
with a suggestion or problem?
COMMENTS: They are willing to listen discuss, consider & improve on any issues; great improvement with "younger" officials & female employees; yes & no but only because I'm shy; it doesn't seem to make any difference they do what they want but nobody else seems to care about trying to make improvements

Civic Responsibility (44) (7) (2)
5. Do people care what the community looks like? YES NO Undecided
COMMENTS: It seems many want to make the town look nice; sidewalks very dangerous in places, new lights look nice; some do some don't; improvement of looks doesn't take a lot; overall yes but much room for improvement; some quite obviously don't; somewhat-not enough; when going by some homes you know they don't care; pride in keeping the town clean & business areas; Brewster as an entrance to town could use work; some more care in keeping up yards and buildings; City did a good job of removing dilapidated buildings and wonderful job on maintaining streets & alleys; a lot of litter; too much junk in yards; too many old cars on streets and in yards; some businesses don't it has been the same for years; many answered that many people don’t care.

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6. Do you personally vote in elections? YES NO
COMMENTS: never miss one; always; it is too bad people don't run for local office because of the great possibility of losing customers, if people don't like the way you vote they take their business elsewhere many times out of town; we are very fortunate to live in a country where we can vote;

Power of Community Members (47) (5) (1)
7. Have you served on a committee or board for any YES NO NR
school/civic club, organization or religious group?
COMMENTS: (several answered yes to)Church Council/board; School; have served on local and county and various other boards since 83' very satisfying; everyone is busy with two or more jobs and not civic minded; snowmobile club; I try to do my part;

Community Vitality (31) (11) (11)
8. Do small businesses have good opportunity to start or grow YES NO NR
in your community.
COMMENTS: we seem very jealous of others; we need attractive billboards to bring more people into town; need a positive attitude; I think it is somewhat difficult to start a business in our city; specialty businesses; yes if they start up with a good idea & it doesn't take a lot of help from others; we have a good area to serve; we need more businesses to keep going; local people do not support local businesses and events; if they interact well with the people & supply good service and clerks are friendly and helpful; it takes an extra effort-owner-manger types; if they have a good product and know what they are doing; seems everyone goes to bigger cities to get bargains;

9. Do you or anyone you know have a problem paying for (31) (19) (3)
basic living costs, such as food, housing, electricity, heating, YES NO NR
telephone or healthcare.
COMMENTS: a number of elderly people and single parents; many people have difficulty providing basic needs; people who are new to the community are often poor; with the wages in Harvey it is difficult to make ends meet; young people have a problem starting in life with no money left for buying extra things, stores suffer; taxes; healthcare was answered the most.

10. What items would you like to purchase in Harvey, but are currently unavailable?
Clothing (womens, childrens/infants, mens, big/tall, dress clothes, lingerie) was mentioned 33 times. (Appreciated sporting clothing in town.) Shoes were mentioned 28 times; other items mentioned- bedding; health foods; music cd's; good quality fruit; greenhouse plants; drycleaners; Christian Bookstore; recreation center for youth; large house @ a good price; computers & technology assistance; hardware; Chinese food; more variety in grocery stores; computer store; appreciate the variety we do have.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: fantastic turnout; pursue Garrison Div. project; Electricity & water should be components of economic development for this area; Harvey is a great place to live, I recommend it to everyone; sad to see young people drive around and drink there should be a recreation place for them to "hang out"; I would like to see Harvey continue to grow-be a vital shopping hub as we have a good trade area, I hope we can keep our business and add more; I would like to see in the future an efoort to consolidate with area schools for education and other activities; As a small community friendliness, service, helpfulness is our greatest asset; Limited shopping is a major problem for those who cannot just get into a car and travel to Minot or Bismarck; Need to promote a POSITIVE attitude about Harvey and the residents; ground level building for food pantry; we need a Pamida or Alco or something similar; thanks for having the informative meeting and delicious meal; It's the same few people getting involved all the time no one else wants to do it or are not asked and we complain too much when things to go our way but won't help, I don't know what you can do to get others involved; need a veterinarian; more electricians & plumbers; motel (3 times); get peoples mindset to at least ask local businesses if an item is available before they head to Minot or Bismarck; We are very fortunate to have a radio station but they could choose topics & comments which aren't so rude or sexual-not for young listeners oftentimes; We need to work to revive community spirit and try to diminish the apathy; Harvey is on the brink of growing or declining. What determines how we go is more good paying jobs, new business that can survive.

Harvey Community Meeting

Monday, March 13, 2006

Agenda - Harvey ..............................................................................................................................3
Warm up (Categorizer) .....................................................................................................................4
If you could have lunch with anyone, who would you choose? ............................................................4
Impact where you live to make it a better place (Categorizer)..............................................................6
How do/can you or your friends impact where you live to make it a better place?................................6
Focus on for the surrounding area (Categorizer)..................................................................................8
What things would you like to see Harvey focus on for the surrounding area, i.e., Drama, Arts, Music, Religious Activities, Conventions, Promotional Events, etc.?............................................................... 8
What role should the Harvey School District play.... (Categorizer) ....................................................11
What role should the Harvey School District play in the development of community goals? ................11
What areas of Adult Education would you like to see ..... (Categorizer) ............................................13
What areas of Adult Education would you like to see offered in our area, i.e., Trades, English, Health, Business, Technology, etc.? .............................................................................................................13
What changes need to be made.... (Categorizer) ..............................................................................15
What changes need to be made with Harvey Area Chamber of Commerce? .....................................15
Where should Harvey Job Development focus... (Categorizer) .........................................................18
Where should Harvey Job Development Authority focus its efforts?..................................................18
What are some ways the Harvey area .... (Categorizer).................................................................... 21
What are some ways the Harvey area could increase the power of all its community members?.........21
What could Harvey School District ... (Categorizer) ........................................................................24
What could Harvey School District do to develop partnerships with surrounding school districts? .....24
GDC Feedback (Categorizer) ........................................................................................................26
What did you like about the meeting? .............................................................................................26
What could be improved? ..............................................................................................................27

Agenda - Harvey
3/13/2006

5:30 PM Warm up (Categorizer)
5:35 PM Impact where you live to make it a better place (Categorizer)
5:50 PM Focus on for the surrounding area (Categorizer)
6:05 PM What role should the Harvey School District play.... (Categorizer)
6:20 PM What areas of Adult Education would you like to see ..... (Categorizer)
6:35 PM What changes need to be made.... (Categorizer)
6:50 PM Where should Harvey Job Development focus... (Categorizer)
7:05 PM What are some ways the Harvey area .... (Categorizer)
7:20 PM What could Harvey School District ... (Categorizer)
7:35 PM GDC Feedback (Categorizer)

Warm up (Categorizer)
If you could have lunch with anyone, who would you choose?

1. Bill Gates
I would like to have lunch with Bill Gates to find his perspective on different events throughout the world. {#34}
Bill Gates {#7}
Have him bring money {#46}
2. A celebrity
3. President Bush
Why? {#45}
4. The pope
5. My mother
Because {#38}
6. The Pope
7. Sandra Day O'Connor
8. My Wife
She's the BOSS {#47}
9. Dale Murphy
Great baseball player and human being. {#37}
10. President George Bush
11. Marci
Because I want free coffee {#44}
12. My wife
13. James Dobson
14. The mayor
15. Susy
16. President Bush
17. Husband
18. Donald Rumsfeld
19. Bette Midler
20. President Bush
21. My kids
22. Brad Pitt
23. Chuck Colson
Who is Chuck Colson? {#36}
24. George W. Bush
25. Jesus
26. Bill Gates
27. Abe Lincoln
28. God
29. My best friend
30. Former Gov. Ann Richards
31. Dr. Phil
32. Secretary of Defense RICE
33. Kimberly
Who? {#49}
34. Someone fun and happy
35. Bill Gates
I need to ask him for money, lot's of it. {#48}
36. Pope Gregory
37. Oprah
38. I would ask him if he had to do it all over again if he would do things the same way!
39. Ross Perot
40. FDR
41. Sen McCain
42. James Dobson

Impact where you live to make it a better place (Categorizer)
How do/can you or your friends impact where you live to make it a better place?

1. Focus on the good things available, not the lack of items
2. Get involved in the community
3. Buy things within the community
This helps to keep a growing community, and supports the businesses. {#53}
4. Be an active participant in your community
5. Get involved in community and school activities
Others can get you involved in the community {#7}
Getting involved {#8}
6. Get rid of the negative attitude. Be friendly - greet people courteously, make them feel welcome!
7. Go to community events and participate by volunteering
8. Be involved in local politics
The city council meetings are open to the public, and more people should attend to see how much work we do all the time. {#59}
9. Shop at home
Business needs to develop modern {#44}
Web based and worldwide. {#57}
10. Talk positively about the community to all
11. Vote
One vote does make a major difference, especially in local elections. {#62}
12. Create better jobs
13. Be involved in your children's lives
14. Get to know your neighbors,
15. By immunizing wells county citizens, providing info and support to new parents in the county,
Provide new and different health projects and programs. Investigate new grant sources; be proactive in regards to preventative health issues. {#60}
16. Clean yards and business and get rid of eyesores.
The city has done a great job this last summer ridding some the city of property that {#66}
17. Be pro-active, get involved, be POSITIVE
18. Love my neighbor as myself
19. WORKING TOGETHER AND ACCEPTING CHANGE
20. First of all, by having a positive attitude. Too many naysayers! We need to focus on the positive thing
21. Stop dwelling in the past & comparing it to the present.
Nice comment! {#37}
22. Be friendly, greet people
Friendly {#31}
23. Volunteer, offer support to those who do get involved, be positive about your community
24. Loyalty, pride,
25. Positively involved and participate in civic organizations, government, etc.
26. Be willing to put in the extra effort and go the extra mile
27. Longer shopping hours
28. Do not be afr
29. Offering tax incentives to build new homes
Business in the city {#51}
30. Get involved
Get out of the house in the summer and have block parties, to make people feel a part of the community. {#63}
31. Outdoors winter recreation
32. Friendlier service at most stores
33. Be aware that not everyone worships or believes the same and be tolerant
34. Yearlong Up-Scale Community concert series
35. Pave J Street near hospital
36. Do not be afraid to take risks
37. Be aware that no
38. Create entity to bring equity capital to community for ECI
39. Attract a new industry
40. Notify economic development if you have contacts with potential business to recruit
41. Contact with others that have left the community ex-graduates etc
42. Recruit a vet
43. Friendlier service at all
44. Encourage church attendance
45. Working together and trying
46. Be aware that not everyone worships or believes the same

Focus on for the surrounding area (Categorizer)
What things would you like to see Harvey focus on for the surrounding area, i.e., Drama, Arts, Music, Religious Activities, Conventions, Promotional Events, etc.?

1. More music events. We used to have a prairie music event.
2. Summer outdoor concerts
Build an amphitheater in Centennial Park for community concerts {#38}
3. More activities during the day of the Eagles trophy night
4. Art festivals
5. 300 new families in Harvey
Any ideas of where they are coming from? {#58}
That’s fine but where are they going to live? {#61}
Need housing {#84}
6. Promotional of hunting, recreation, and the nature park developed with areas for music and art.
7. Encourage more cooperation with area schools maybe even combine
School consolidation {#2}
8. Athletic events
Harvey does participate in athletic events, such as regional wrestling. {#17}
9. Adult swimming/rehabilitation facilities
10. Local talent shows
11. Get more people involved in business promotions-always same few
12. Annual outdoor flea & antique market
I think this is a great idea. Incorporate with other summer time festival. {#70}
13. Attract small conventions and business meetings.
14. To have a well-rounded community, we need to focus on all of these areas
15. Ethanol plant and wind energy
We have a natural resource that is not being utilized {#93}
16. Develop Lonetree area as tourist attraction
17. Sled dog racing
18. Support a skateboard park
19. More activities for the young people and children
20. Would like to see the school utilized for Adult Education
21. Nature-based tourism for the area
It would be nice if the surrounding communities work together to compile, promote and sell our {#48}
22. Housing for the elderly/disabled
23. We need to have promotional events and conventions to draw more people to our area. During that time we also could have some sort of drama and music to keep the people here.
24. Get our new motel built
25. Facility to host performing arts events, conventions, business meetings, etc.
26. After school programs for working parents
Opportunity for volunteer groups, examples would be stay at home moms, church groups, and mentoring program {#77}
27. Expand on the "Music in the Park" activities
28. Encourage the Top Hat Players for more productions
29. Motel with convention center and pool to do swimming and other activities
We need the new Motel and Convention Center to enable us to offer a place for Conventions for businesses etc. {#42}
Nature's Inn is going to be built soon. {#51}
When do you {#57}
Best of luck {#60}
When will it be started? {#63}
30. Walking/hiking trails
Walking paths by 6th St. {#75}
How about a bike path? {#81}
These are planned in the Centennial Park. {#87}
Have a nationally recognized trail just south of town but not used to promote Harvey yet {#89}
31. Concert series
We used to have the concert series but it had to be discontinued due to lack of participation. {#66}
32. Convention/community center
33. Youth oriented activities outside of school, more effective and involved chamber
34. Dance classes for all ages
Dance classes for adults {#43}
Dance classes for youngsters {#28}
35. Set a goal of creating 30 manufacturing jobs per year
Manufacturing employment {#37}
We cannot focus on just manufacturing. We need to also focus on maintaining the small businesses that we currently have in our community. {#62}
Wages and benefits must be competitive {#64}
We have been trying light manufacturing, how about moving in the direction of Internet based businesses. Electrons move very cheaply. {#85}
In order to do that, we first need marketing outlet for the products {#88}
36. Support activities such as winter recreation activities.
37. Community Visitors Bureau with some way to assist in fundraising of various events
Yes, we need a Visitors Convention Center, which should also include a Museum. These have proved to be very popular in other small towns. {#52}
Fessenden, Garrison, Rugby, Bismarck already have and does anyone go?? {#69}
People do use the visitors Bureau in those communities, and it is a good thing to combine with the Chamber of Commerce. {#79}
I've been to Rugby's many times. They have a very good center. Very informative. {#82}
Dora Heil is doing something along this line with the old Congregational church--moving it to Swimming Pool Park. {#86}
38. Promotion of location of central North Dakota
39. More restaurants
There are more than enough restaurants in this town. Continue to support the ones here, so they stay {#68}
40. Harvey needs to find a niche. Something that is unique to Harvey. River Days?? Drag R, Rodeo Days??,
We have tried a number of things, but I think we bail out too quickly when perhaps the first year wasn't considered a huge success. We need to build on them annually. For example, the Dickens Festival in Garrison has grown because the businesses and residents were committed to it. {#67}
What about a racetrack with a straightaway for drag race? {#71}
41. Fine dining restaurant
Great idea {#83}
42. As soon as the surrounding communities start working together like the surrounding Fire Depts. things will start happening. None of the fire departments thought they needed help, but all of a sudden they worked together and good things started happening, and now they are like one big area fire department. They are no longer jealous of each other and work together, especially during emergencies. We have the strongest department group in the state. The communities could do the same if they made up their minds, and realized that together big things and good things will happen. ASK ANY FIREMAN!!!!!
43. Riverfront property development
Just on one side, so we have some {#95}
44. Actively recruit families with young children to move to Harvey
45. Work together to decrease the drug problem
Any suggestions, stop enabling the users, provide info to law enforcement. {#72}
Parents need to know the signs, and not be in the dark. We are all human {#91}
46. Local Pride of Dakota Days
47. Emphasis on Hunting in area
48. Saturday open market with vendors and live music
49. Adult education classes
50. We should have more local ownership in our area newspaper.
51. Computer classes
52. r
53. We should pursue more prudent city council members relative to overall spen

What role should the Harvey School District play.... (Categorizer)
What role should the Harvey School District play in the development of community goals?

1. Concentrate on adult education to assist local business with employee training.
Adult education classes--a variety of classes--interactive satellite classes-- {#18}
More adult education opportunities locally {#29}
Adult education for technology based businesses {#12}
2. Host district and regional events when ever possible
We should try to combine our Chamber of Commerce with these events because it will make Harvey a more popular place to hold these events. {#22}
3. Implement a talented and gifted program for students
We do it is called dual credit. {#8}
Absolutely {#28}
I am talking about talented and gifted at an elementary level, alternate writing course and advanced reading etc {#60}
Duel credit {#65}
4. To provide the best education possible for our kids
5. Use technology (ITV, computer labs) to assist community development.
The school is available for use and we encourage local involvement. {#20}
Tell us how this information is disseminated, please. {#43}
6. Focus on Job-Coop in all areas including volunteer jobs.
7. PROVIDE CORE CURRICULUM WITH CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND RESEARCH
8. Implement an after school program focusing on arts and drama
9. We should be more focused on consolidation and cooperation with our neighboring schools.
10. Basic communication and integration of activities, maybe create a common calendar
11. Make school facilities more available for community events and use.
12. Position our self to be the place area schools want to come to when consolidation happens
13. Offer computer training for adults. Classes longer that 4 sessions.
14. Implement an alternative education program
We have a alt ed program in place at the present time. {#44}
15. Have HHS classes (ag/green house) plant and manage trees throughout Harvey especially in the parks
16. Sports are great, but we need to focus on the art more. This will stay with the students for life.
Would like to see less sports and more into arts and music which is something the students can take with them all their life. {#40}
17. Teachers need to be involved in the community and more supportive.
I agree! {#34}
I also agree! {#36}
Question - supportive of what? {#59}
18. Approach local people to set up scholarships to promote advanced programs in High School
Consider a community foundation people can donate to {#46}
19. To provide better supervision on the playground- more teachers or volunteers on duty during the noon hour
20. Be more friendly and open to area schools and their staff
21. Our school district should be more concentrated on turning our quality programs and an inspiration to our community leaders to move in the same direction for the city.
22. Would like to see the School District as a leader and extend open arms and be more inviting-more of a Build and they will come mentality
23. Provide college level classes in Harvey, through Minot State or another school.
24. We all want to have 'A' students but we should also be supportive to those students who have difficulty in achieving these grades!
Troubled students should not take away time from those who want to learn {#64}
25. Positive teachers will make positive kids
Some teachers are to stressed and need to teach older children not the younger ones. They need patient teachers {#45}
26. Work with SBDC for business development and education
27. Contact other schools about consolidation such as Anamoose and Hurdsfield now
In five years all the surroun {#62}
28. Work with the other schools in the area to consolidate, but not at the expense of our school
Consolidation is a give and take proposition. To gain something we may have to give something up. {#47}
The community has to be ready to give up Harvey Hornets and consider {#52}
The community must be ready to give up Harvey Hornets and become Central Dakota something {#54}
Lets look at what is best for the kids and not just one community {#56}
29. Have a community calendar available to the public of school activities
It's on the school website now. {#55}
What is the web address? {#57}
30. Offer craft classes (evening)
31. We are getting smaller and even though it is tough, consolidation is one way to go. We have excellent facilities here, but are losing students to make use of them. If communities and schools don't get to
32. Younger teachers with new ideas
33. Expand the DARE program to the Early Elementary.
34. Start dollars for scholar program
35. Have a teacher appreciation day for their guidance of our youth
36. I think our school district should be proud to be actively involved in our community

What areas of Adult Education would you like to see ..... (Categorizer)
What areas of Adult Education would you like to see offered in our area, i.e., Trades, English, Health, Business, Technology, etc.?

1. Cooking
2. Foreign languages such as Spanish
Simplified language classes for traveling {#23}
3. Industrial arts, such as carpentry, woodworking, basic household repairs.
4. Basic and intermediate computer classes
Computer classed on the very simple level {#3}
5. Technology--Computer Classes, Business classes for developing Business Plan, etc.
Technology {#4}
6. Crafts
7. Auto mechanics for women
8. Basic general college courses
Through Hometown Univ {#26}
Basic English college classes are available through Hometown University. {#32}
9. Have a computer lab available to people without a computer or Internet for online classes
Available at the public library {#20}
Set up at the li {#27}
Maybe the Library could expand on their computer supply and open that as a computer {#28}
10. Swimming for adults-who have a tendency to sink to the bottom of the pool
11. Foreign languages
12. Health (such as nursing)
Classes, so people don't have to leave the community to get an education {#33}
There is a nursing consortium with Rugby now for people that want to do it locally {#40}
13. Horticulture, gardening
14. Computer maintenance classes
15. On-line classes for credit
16. Trades that would be revalent
Trades that would be relevant to this area. {#36}
Welding {#39}
17. History-past and present
18. Cooking for alot of the younger people don't know how.
Also learning to cooking various foreign foods. Also ballroom dancing would be fun and exercise. {#31}
Also swing dancing {#41}
19. Library could make Weight Watcher's room into a computer lab and offer longer hours
Weight Watchers rents the room on a weekly basis. It is available for other organizations to rent for their use also. {#43}
20. Vegetarian cooking classes
21. Help with preparing Business Plans
22. How to design a Website
23. Parenting classes
Offered through first Lutheran {#46}
24. Money management
25. Survey local emo
26. Fit for life overall well being
27. Trades that would be re

What changes need to be made.... (Categorizer)
What changes need to be made with Harvey Area Chamber of Commerce?

1. Combine it with the Community Visitors Bureau
2. Sara needs a huge raise. The amount of work that she does in unbelievable.
More help for Sara {#4}
Need to add additional staff to assist Sara in accomplishing the chambers goals {#16}
Sara needs to work longer hours {#29}
3. Do we have one???
4. More people be involved - not just the director.
5. More positive imagination
6. Needs to be abolished
Why? {#33}
Favoritism {#36}
The Chamber does focus primarily on retail stores. {#39}
7. In the office more.... full time position
Who is going to pay? {#15}
If it is combined with a CVB there will be more funds available. {#31}
Does the CVB print their own money {#55}
8. Be open more hours
9. Start a welcome wagon
We do have {#20}
We do have one {#26}
10. Should be friendlier
11. We need to retire it and combine with the new CVB
I would agree with this. {#25}
We also agree, get a new focus. {#63}
12. Better advertising of meeting dates for the public to attend
13. Reorganization
14. Business support
15. Try to get area-sporting events going - fishing - baseball - basketball - and then make it a community event. They will need volunteer help and that's were we come in.
16. More communication with community not with select individuals or friends, but open to other
Call more than just the people you know reach out to new people {#72}
17. Where are all the volunteers going to come from?
Involve more kids instead of adults {#45}
Volunteerism is a learned trait-how can expect kids to be involved when their parents are not. Most kids are very involved in school {#60}
18. Anti-labor, do not favor local businesses, pro-free trade
What does this mean? {#51}
Yes, what does this mean? {#69}
19. The area newspaper needs to be more involved with all activities and community interests.
Anybody want to start a new one? {#40}
Where are they this evening? {#43}
Where is the newspaper tonight at this event because it involves our communities and surrounding areas? {#53}
Exactly - where is the Newspaper tonight!!!!! And they very rarely appear at local events unless there is a photo opportunity for their staff. {#54}
The chamber is not responsible for the newspaper {#56}
Needs more local events coverage, school, community {#57}
The Chamber pays for ads in the local newspaper, and the local newspaper is one of the businesses of the chamber. {#67}
The local paper is a joke. You can only get something in if you write it and buy ad {#68}
Should have held the meeting in Wisconsin {#70}
Maybe someone here should write a story and hope they will print it WITHOUT (CHARGING)!!! {#76}
Other newspapers in the area are a much better product. Seem to do a better job selling ads, printing local stories. Paper is not out there looking for newsworthy items; prints pretty much what {#80}
Maybe we sho {#81}
20. One person can only do so much. We seem to have committees for everything why not the chamber.
21. Foresight and enthusiasm on the part of all entrepreneurs
22. Exec should be coming up with new ideas for the members to mull over.
Members need to get behind their director! {#50}
23. Chamber members should include everyone not just business owners.
Anyone can be a member, just pay your dues {#52}
24. All we have to sell is service and inventory.
25. Have events on days other that Saturday, almost all are on Saturdays now.
26. Do we have regular membership meetings, when was the last time there was one
When there is a meeting, the same half-dozen people come! Where is everybody else!? {#59}
Need to read newsletter for dates of meetings {#64}
Post meeting dates in herald press to involve more people {#71}
Post them on the community web site if they are not {#73}
They could also put the meetings on the radio. {#77}
27. If you don't want to be involved, don't criticize those who try.
We are here because we are involved and care {#75}
28. If a business wants to run a special promotion to bring people to Harvey we should make it a community spirited event. If this was done every two weeks 26 businesses would have an opportunity and the whole community would benefit.
29. New businesses need to asked to be members and asked to give time and ideas.
30. Chamber used to have committees, what happened?
31. Be more organized with events in the community
32. Meeting agenda needs to be publicized ahead of time
Put in herald press in the community calendar and have meetings {#82}
33. Make the community more aware of what is going on that will also create more membership
34. Sara needs to work longer hours, spending to much
35. Be more friendly and smile when
36. If we are going to continue this, we need to completely revamped and something different done.
37. Need more business people to become involved.
38. More communication with the community not just certain people who are friends get others involved
39. Chamber exec needs to be out visiting our businesses to get their

Where should Harvey Job Development focus... (Categorizer)
Where should Harvey Job Development Authority focus its efforts?

1. Taxi Service
2. They should continue to work with the businesses. They are working with them now, and thanks to the members working.
3. Ethanol plant
Got a$150 Million to start one {#12}
4. Marketing for existing businesses
5. Health Food Cooperative
6. Recruit a vet
The JDA has been trying to recruit a vet. {#14}
7. Wind generators
Steal the ones from Velva {#24}
We certainly {#47}
8. Business retention and expansion
9. Dump the meat plant and go on.
Help them reach the {#21}
We have put too much money into the meat plant already. {#27}
Help them reach the markets to sell their products, which would create jobs {#31}
Explore add-on products {#35}
10. The JDA should concentrate on helping current businesses development and perhaps expand their businesses with items that we cannot get in Harvey. Attract main street businesses.
Help the businesses we have expand {#11}
Helping local business grow would help. We need to also work on what we already have. {#13}
11. Service industry, especially a new motel with modern amenities
Nature's Inn will be a new hotel. {#34}
Getter Built. {#37}
12. Clothing for children and women
And men {#23}
THE stores need to be supported. {#30}
Our society has become very mobile-we get bored and take a drive ending up a casino or Minot {#39}
13. Promote North Dakota's abundance of electricity
14. JDA needs to develop a business incubator and focus away from manufacturing and agriculture but rather focus on jobs that can utilize the Internet. Why should China do our taxes?
What do you mean by China doing our taxes? {#38}
Read Tom Frieman's book "The World is Flat" You will be amazed {#64}
15. Help successful existing businesses expand with economical development help
16. Push for completion of Garrison Diversion--water is a major resource
Congress has repealed the pro {#42}
17. Join the Red River Valley for Garrison water
Why they don't plan to go through Harvey and didn't want when we tried to get them {#51}
18. Shoe store
19. We should pursue relocating already established and proven business from the Katrina area that are in need of getting restarted.
Is it ethic {#45}
Is it ethical to try and steal businesses from an area that needs to retain their business to rebuild the town {#54}
Bet they couldn't wait for the next snow storm {#59}
20. Need to focus on manufacturing, long-term employment, focus on the 300 families, promote North Dakota's abundance o
21. Retaining current main street businesses. Work on new projects that will bring good paying jobs to Harvey. Don't look at something that our local
22. Stop taking family tax money for corporate welfare
23. Basic care facility needed.
24. Hire a Head Hunter to procure existing businesses that need to relocate because weather or other related problems.
25. Promote lone tree area for hunting, etc.
26. Need some attractive billboard signs
There should be affordable billboards to bring people off the Bypass and in to town {#72}
27. Encourage the railroad to continue and expanding services in Harvey
28. We need to allow other businesses to come into our community. We all need clothes, and we have to go to Minot to get them.
When did Harvey ever stop a business from coming??? {#71}
When we go to Minot to get clothes, we also stock up on things that our town already has. {#75}
We were suppose to get a Pamida at one time, remember {#81}
29. No one knows who's even on the JDA! Is it some secret?
Only the projects {#65}
This is public record. Just ask the City Auditor, and she will provide the names. {#67}
30. Develop the former Adventist Academy into a reputable retreat center
Do we take the old pig holding areas out first? {#79}
31. Take more risks
32. The city of Harvey needs a greenhouse-year round
33. Add a second 9 to the existing golf course and advertise to surrounding communities
34. Railroad depot restaurant/museum
We love that idea!!! {#73}
This would be a great museum in the CVB {#77}
The building is unfortunately filled with asbestos {#80}
is our "niche"?
35. Recruit a call center
36. Attempt to foster creation of businesses, which fuse our access to technology with Harvey's position as a regional medical center
37. Jobs that pay more than minimum wage, value added agriculture
39. Should be a pool for existing businesses to make
40. Retain current businesses. Work with current owners to help sell their business (Miller's??)
41. Encouraging local businesses to let other businesses to come into our to
42. Need some attrac
43. Help the businesses that are here. Try to bring in small retail and service business. If we don't support current businesses, it doesn't help anyone but the gas stations and they might even wait until they get to the other place to fill. A vehicle sold in Harvey runs just as good as a vehicle sold out of town as far as I know
44. Part of the tax $ should be used for existing businesses to use, the big industry we hope to land may me never come and the rest of the businesses may wither on the vine.
45. Stop the cooperate welfare-
46. Hire a head

What are some ways the Harvey area .... (Categorizer)
What are some ways the Harvey area could increase the power of all its community members?

1. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!
2. Something children and parents can participate in together
3. Just offer free food and watch everyone flock.
4. Offer expansion opportunities for spa services at new image salon
5. Too many organizations doing likewise activities.
Yes, we tried to consolidate the committees, but too many people resisted. {#10}
6. Make it more attractive for the younger generation
Good point! All young people want to leave because there's not enough to offer here. {#31}
This is one of the reasons that people were trying to build a skate park. {#38}
7. Quit being so clicky
8. Coordinating a volunteer base
The CVB would be a good place for the volunteer base, as well as, organization of managing funding resources. {#16}
People need to have specific areas of volunteerism and on-call lists. {#19}
9. Ideas need to be welcomed not criticized for creative and critical thinking.
10. Encourage those with experience to become more active.
The young business owners need to step up to the plate and become involved.
The older should be utilized to give advice and mentoring to the younger ones. {#28}
All of the young business owners are involved. We are here tonight! {#41}
The young business owners are on all of the committees. {#45}
11. positive, optimistic saturation campaign
12. Penalize the naysayers at morning coffee for every negative comment
make them buy the coffee {#18}
Where are these people tonight? {#24}
good question {#26}
would be a great fundraiser for an organization {#34}
Profits to the centennial fund for the organization-we would have the best centennial in the history of ND {#52}
13. a solid strategic plan -- community input = community owned
This is what we are trying to do {#68}
14. Develop a plan, sell the plan to the majority, and all then need to get on board and make it go.
Yes, community help to develop the plan is much appreciated. {#74}
15. Develop a vision statement for where we as a community want to go. Without vision the people perish!
16. Make it a Harvey AREA thing and not me or I things. Group together the Harvey Ambulance Service does and look what they offer. Our Lives
17. Milies don't support things like this in the community.
What is a millie?? {#27}
I think they mean a mill levee {#30}
However, a CVB may be supported with community funds. {#32}
Families don't support things offered by the Chamber or the businesses. {#43}
18. Leadership and business mentoring program
19. Involve youth in decision-making.
They seem to work together in co-op sports and other events. Maybe this is where we should be looking, as they have fresh ideas and aren't jealous of each other yet. {#53}
20. Stiffen the spine. Take a stand
Take a stand on what? {#39}
21. People must realize that they must support things like Music in the Park, it is meant for all ages and families don't support it.
22. City council needs to learn to say no
To what? {#40}
To spending more money {#46}
Just saying no to things does not enable us to move forward. {#48}
We need to maintain our roads and our water for progress. {#50}
We cannot just say no if it involves spending money because we need to maintain the city. {#55}
You are either moving forward or falling backward. Council needs to keep trying something. Have to make improvements to show the community we are trying to move forward. The lights, sidewalk renovation was a good, overdue idea. Well done. {#66}
50. You need business taxes to pay for those roads and water {#67}
23. Talk to Ron Volk and ask him how the Hospital does it?
Yes Ron has done well to empower St. Aloisius {#63}
24. Involve the senior citizens more
How? {#44}
44. Senior experience {#47}
Get Bert Miller on your project {#56}
25. Because of the comments made by some people, there is reluctance for people to get involved as they get criticized for what they are doing!
No idea should be discredited. {#51}
26. If you have a problem, talk to the face, not behind the back
27. The Herald should introduce the City Council and JDA members to the Community, just like they do with the co-op students and mentor/mentees.
Good idea {#58}
Good Idea, plus be more involved as to what the individual council men do at the meetings. {#61}
What about the councilwomen? {#64}
28. Radio station needs to be more positive when someone calls in with different view
The negative reception tends to shut people down. {#65}
The talk show is to express opinions. Obviously people are listening if there are different points of view. {#70}
Not so much talk ta {#75}
29. Encourage people to join service clubs in city
Service clubs could create a "synergy" if some of their activities or goals were the same for the community (they would only need to find a way to get together a couple times per year) {#72}
30. Elderly should have to take a driving course to renew there license at the age of 65-70
Also younger ones need instruction {#71}
Why discriminate? Maybe it should be for all ages driving a privilege, not a right {#73}
31. Set up a recruitment program for retired seniors out of state

What could Harvey School District ... (Categorizer)
What could Harvey School District do to develop partnerships with surrounding school districts?

1. Share administrative and instructional staff.
No, I see that in our Social Services and it has caused more problems then were before. {#9}
2. Co-op sports activities
We already co-op {#6}
Are we going to end up with 3 big coops- North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana {#10}
3. Have we approached them and asked?
Yes - and we continue to foster these relationships. {#14}
Great {#17}
4. Encourage cooperative extra curricular activities.
5. Interactive TV classes could be hosted in Harvey
We have both receiving and sending. To send we need to be able to keep the staff here so they can send classes out. {#19}
6. Promote consolidation of school districts and cooperatives, remembering that this is a give-and-take.
7. The Harvey School District is already engaging in many activities with surrounding schools.
8. Never try to dictate to smaller schools. Extend welcome hand. We are all struggling together.
Right on the money. {#30}
9. There has been lots of commentary on this issue-give, not only take-bigger Harvey area bigger Wells County-Central Dakota county
10. BV
What is BV {#18}
11. Be open minded and
12. Have College Education available through the school, over the Internet so that travel out of town is not necessary.
13. The school board needs to foster a relationship with each surrounding school district.
And there own people {#25}
We are the biggest school district in the area and we need to work with the surrounding
School districts so when, not if, consolidation comes they will consider us. {#29}
Doubt if anything will happen until everyone runs out of money {#41}
14. Remember the needs of the kids are first
15. Share superintendents to be more on top of all issues relating to all districts.
This would only work with consolidation; otherwise, the superintendent could not possibly represent all of the schools. {#32}
16. Whatever happened to Career Day at the school? Other schools could be invited so they could talk to the pharmacist, nurse, ambulance crew, eye doctor, social worker, mility recruiter, etc.
Good idea {#33}
We had one last year and invited all the area schools. I believe about 8 attended. {#37}
Should be an annual or every other year event for sure. It's been years since it was done. {#39}
17. Maybe our teachers and school board should settle things before we go elsewhere. This not getting together hurts everyone.
Yes, separation is hard on a community {#31}
18. Be willing to create a new central Dakota identity
In Selz {#34}
The Selz Celtics {#38}
How about the fighting whites? {#42}
I can see the Fessenden/Bowdon school, Hurd sfield school, Goodrich, Anamoose and maybe even Maddock being a part of the bigger picture. It is not about the name {#43}
Harvey Legion Baseball has been know as Central
Harvey Legion Baseball has been know as Central North Dakota for the past 10 or so years and the kids have had fun, but the adults didn't like the co-op unless we were winning. {#45}
19. Before we can partner with others, we must clear up our own problems. See more notes inside.
There is so much negativity right now among board, administration and teachers. Clear up this impasse fiasco and move forward! {#40}
20. Find out what the surrounding schools needs are and try to fulfill them
21. Do the people really know the degree that student enrollment will be falling in the next 5-10 years?
I doubt it. {#46}
Yes we do, that is why we wish to look at options for all students. {#48}
22. Less emphasis on sports and more on critical thinking skills
RIGHT ON {#49}
Sports do provide critical thinking skills to some degree. {#50}
Sports teach people to work together, set goals, and to work hard. {#51}
To much emphasis on winning {#53}
23. Summer classes in Harvey for other schools
We cant get them to come to class here during {#54}

GDC Feedback (Categorizer)
What did you like about the meeting?

1. A good start for the community
2. It was anonymous
Exactly. People could comment whatever they wanted. {#87}
I agree!! {#90}
You didn't feel looked down on for your answers {#110}
Not really ha ha we know who you are and where you live {#116}
3. Good turnout
4. Ideas, different opinions
5. Do it again
If we do it again, print out the other comments from this meeting. {#103}
6. Bring community together for communication
7. Good idea! Where will it go from here?
8. Nice to see the interest
9. To see that people really do care
It is positive to see our community pull together, let's do it some more. {#122}
10. The technology worked
Except for computer #17 {#120}
It must be the operator, not the machine. {#126}
11. Nice to see other ideas and get ideas from them
12. All of the above
13. Kim did a good job putting this together
Kim did an excellent job and is a good and creative thinker {#107}
No fair Kim has a keyboard {#108}
Yes. Kim does a great job wearing all of her hats. {#109}
Good job Kim {#134}
14. None felt intimidated
15. It was a chance to get ideas and suggestions. What are the good things other communities/schools are doing and are they having any results.
16. Food - good to eat together
You must not go out to eat very often. {#115}
17. Felt people were pretty open and frank about their comments.
18. Nice to see the City looking at ways to improve and grow with community input.
Yes, I agree. {#114}
You can't get anything done or make mistakes if you don't try. {#130}
19. Everyone needs to volunteer to get everything accomplished that we want
20. Interesting - got those who attended to think. What happens with all of this information now?
It will be e-mailed to the city. We will work from there. {#129}
Where do we get a summary of this meeting - questions and answers {#132}
21. Informative
22. A good format. Most folks wouldn't have gotten up and made these comments, the anonymous nature led to a good discussion.

What could be improved?

1. Seems like we do the same thing every few years and then nothing
This is a survey question for the GDC, not community planning {#111}
2. The questions were a little repetitive
3. More computers
[1 duplicate idea(s) merged] {#138}
4. What are doing to implement some of the ideas?
5. I that the meet was well put together - thank you
6. Do we get a summary of the ideas?
7. Would have liked an explanation at the beginning as to the big picture plan.
8. Would like to see appropriate follow up
9. Next time do more to promote
10. Ask some of the same questions of the students
The same questions could be posed on paper to those at the senior citizens, open forums and should be also given to the students at school. Everyone will have a different perception of our problems. {#136}
11. Prime Rib supper to go with the meeting and cheesecake for Sara