Marla Jones, Managing Editor
FORT PAYNE, ALA.-- The City of Fort Payne requests that if you live or work in the City of Fort Payne, you take a short survey regarding your concerns about the City.
The City of Fort Payne started the initiative called Fort Payne Forward which helps in creating a long-term master plan for the citizens of Fort Payne. Citizens of all ages are encouraged to take the online survey. If you work in Fort Payne, you are also asked to complete the survey.
The survey can be found on the Fort Payne Forward Facebook page or at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDHKLGT The survey takes ten minutes to complete and will help city leaders determine things of concern, that need to be addressed within the Comprehensive Master Plan for the City, including City water and Sewer.
The survey asks for your opinions on the following:
- Community assets and your favorite things about the City of Fort Payne
- Challenges that need to be addressed
- The visual appearance of the City
- City facilities (City Hall, Police Department)
- Housing Costs
- New Home Construction- What type of housing is needed?
- Business in the Downtown area
- Telecommunications
- Sidewalk Conditions
- Parks and Recreation
- Recruiting new retail and restaurants
The train tracks have been a constant concern of those who work and live in Fort Payne. The Fort Payne Forward survey asks how many times per week are you stopped by a train and where would you consider a good location for a railroad overpass to be built.
Opinions on what more could be done to improve the City, including more activities for the citizens need to be addressed by you, the citizens. Fort Payne was voted “One of the Top 100 Small Towns in America” and city leaders what to insure that Fort Payne remains on that list.
Mayor Brian Baine announced at the last Fort Payne City Council meeting, that the first public meeting for the Comprehensive Master Plan will be held on January 19, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Fort Payne City Auditorium. City officials would like your voices to be heard before the meeting.
