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Home My WebLink AboutHandout - Five Key Issues FIVE KEY ISSUES Housing Decent,safeandaffordablehousingisabasichumanneedwhichhasbecomeincreasingly unavailabletomanyAmericans.PortTownsendsharesinthisnationwidetrend.Thepurpose ofthehousingelementistopresentsolutionstoexistingproblemsandprovidedirectionfora longtermhousingstrategy.TheCitywouldlikeyourinputonhousinginPortTownsend.What cantheCitydotoimprovehousingopportunitiesinPortTownsend? Jobs/EconomicDevelopment PortTownsendandJeffersonCountyemployment,incomesandpublicrevenueshavebeen severelyaffectedbytheGreatRecessionof200709anditscontinuingaftermath.Unlikemuch ofthestate,ourareahasyettorecoverfromtherecession.Howdowepromotebusiness growthandtheprovisionofͻŅğƒźƌǤwageƆƚĬƭͼͪ QualityofLifeforAllAges PortTownsendstrivestobeawalkabletownwithparkandrecreationalfacilitiesthat accommodateacitizenrydiverseinage,interests,incomelevelsandabilities.Thoughourcityis richintheseamenitiestheymaynotbeaccessibletoall.Howdoweensurethatallmembers havefairandequitableaccesstotheseamenities?Aretherespecialneeds ofourcommunity thatarenotbeingaddressed? ImproveTransportationOptions Morepeoplearechoosingdifferentmodesoftransportation,choosingtoliveclosertowork andservices,ortotelecommute.TheCitypromotesimprovedfacilitiesforpedestrians, bicyclists,andtransitusers.LƷ͸ƭgoodforyourhealth,fortheenvironment,andeasyonthe budget. PlanningforTransitionandCommunityResilience Globaltrendsindicateanincreasingconflictbetweeneconomicgoals,energyandenvironment. Whilethesetrendsareclear,itisnotpossibletopredictwithanydegreeofcertaintyhow eventswillunfold.Consequently,itiscriticallyimportantthatwefocusonbuildingindividual andcommunityresilienceΑtheabilitytomanageshockswhilemaintainingouressential identity.