With the Chamber of Commerce and the EDC being equally important in their roles to recruit and retain small businesses, what will you do to insure the flow and sharing of community information between these two entities?
Gregg Hill
New retail develeopments and improvements in our existing areas of commerce will increase sales tax revenues for the city dramatically, as well as provide a boost to tourism and living standards. This will then allow the city to reduce our property tax rates while improving city services at the same time. Do you agree with this statement, and what incentives do you believe need to be offered to new and existing businesses to make it happen?
Gregg Hill
Should the city hire a federal lobbyist to persue grants and funding for our city as well as keep the city abreast on new incentives offered by the federal government in these upcoming years of ecomomic rebuilding?
Gregg Hill
How would you rate the city’s current efforts in fostering economic development and what actions do you feel need to be taken to promote continued economic development in Copperas Cove?
Do you support the city expanding recreational activities and facilities? If so, explain how the city should proceed in doing so?
What are some issues or initiatives that our council should be advocating through our elected U.S. Congressman that would serve to benefit Copperas Cove and how would you propose establishing communication to do so?
Describe the type of relationahip that you feel should exist between Fort Hood and our city government and how would you go about fostering this relationship?
What actions would you take as a council member to ensure a greater voice for Copperas Cove in our state legislature and to focus state agencies on the needs of Copperas Cove?
What actions should the council take to ensure an expited completion of the southern Highway 190 Bypass?
What actions can the City Council take to establish an improved climate for small businesses to sustain and thrive?