So
you want more families to live in Portsmouth?
So
you want more investment in Portsmouth?
So
you want the media to cease their incessant bashing and babbling?
(can't help on this one) Here are some suggestions.
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Invite
the heads of the 50-largest private employers in Portsmouth
to a round table. Find out what they think of Portsmouth as a place to
run their company or organization.
Get their input. Are they expanding or contracting? Is there a chance of attracting some of their subsidiaries to Portsmouth? Is there a chance of attracting their contractors and suppliers to Portsmouth? Who are they? Where are they?
Get their input. Are they expanding or contracting? Is there a chance of attracting some of their subsidiaries to Portsmouth? Is there a chance of attracting their contractors and suppliers to Portsmouth? Who are they? Where are they?
Bring
1,000 families to Portsmouth within 3 years, Make that goal. Work for
it. Bring together the parties that can make it happen.
Invite
the heads of the 50-largest public and private employers in Portsmouth to a round table.
Find out why their employees don't live in Portsmouth. Heading the list: Norfolk
Naval Shipyard and Portsmouth Naval Hospital.
Form
a team to attract investment to Portsmouth. The team will consist of
one member each from the city's planning and economic development departments, the
school system, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority and a
representative from a private employer.
Start
a positive narrative. Taglines:
“Portsmouth,
the Fastest Way to Escape.”
“Portsmouth,
where the beers don't cost $10.00 a glass.”
...”Portsmouth,
Real People, Real Issues, a Real Town, Your Town”
Speed
up the permitting process. Waive fees and charges for businesses that
will employ a certain number of employees.
Merge
the offices of City Treasurer and the Commissioner of Revenue. It can
be done.
Tourism
and entertainment are short-term investments. Put more emphasis on
long-term investments, on developing the city's economy. The money
spent to attract tourism and entertainment exceeds the return. These
dollars come and go. Portsmouth needs fixed investment. So divert money from tourism and entertainment to attract fixed investment.
For
God's sake, get the city to revamp its website. It looks like the city is selling wrenches or generators instead of people.
That's
all for now.