An Action Plan for Cape Cod
Part
1. Are We
Better Off?
Part 2. Sustaining Cape
Cod
Part
3. The
Truro Survey
Part 4. SWOT
Part 5. Quality-of-Life
Indicators
Part 6. Opportunities
for Truro
Part 7. Confessions
to Soothe My Soul
and Clean My Dishes
Part 8. An
Academic Chair
Part
9. A
Personal Tool Kit
The
Cape Cod
Sustainability Scorecard
Perspectives on
Sustainability
Sustainability
Reference Desk
Articles
on Sustainability
Articles
on Sustainability Indicators
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An
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Part 4. SWOT
The
Truro Survey:
Truro Residents' Rankings
of Truro's Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
An editorial by Glenn Ritt
Strengths
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Smallness
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Beaches
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People
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Drinking
water
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Low
taxes
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National
Seashore
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Ambulance
corps
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Health
care
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Sense
of community
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Schools'
proximity to Provincetown
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Library
-
Civic
participation
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Access
to culture
-
Nature
Weaknesses
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Lack of
affordable housing
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Lack of a
comprehensive plan
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No business
area
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Lack of a
supermarket
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Limited
economic vision
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Antichange
attitude
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Lack of
access to local government
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Too many
nonresident taxpayers
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Little
zoning support for business
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Lack of a
good coffee shop
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Lack of
time to volunteer
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Two
different town centers
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Nonresponsive
media
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Two post
offices
Opportunities
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More
intertown cooperation
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A new Stop
& Shop supermarket
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More
interactivity among government bodies
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More
sharing of resources and equipment among government and school
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Extending
of the shuttle bus service to year-round
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Pamet
Harbor
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Development
of a clearinghouse of resources
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A bike
trail to town center
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Development
of the Highlands Center for cultural activities
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Volunteers
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Seniors and
teens as babysitting resources for busy parents
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Improvement
in communications between the town and news media
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Improved
marketing of the town’s history
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Use of
empty houses in the off season for affordable rentals
Threats
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Long distance from nearest hospital
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Lack of affordable housing
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Them-versus-Us feeling between
residents and nonresidents
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Increased traffic on Route 6
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Too many factions in town
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Lack of business opportunities
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Lack of candidates for political
office
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Too many boards for town’s small
population
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Stop & Shop supermarket
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Family problems, including domestic
abuse
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Poor air quality
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Lack of diversity
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Lack of time for civic participation
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Seasonal swings in population
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Impending retirements of municipal
employees
Next: Part 5. Quality-of-Life
Indicators
Editor's note:
All of the articles included in "An Action Plan" were
published and are copyrighted by the Community Newspapers' Register,
Cape Codder, and Upper Cape Codder.
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