Class of 2004 Critical Issues

Leadership Cattaraugus Class of 2004
Cattaraugus County Critical Issues

• Attracting employers
• Decline of population base
• Proposed Farmersville landfill
• Brain Drain (loss of educated, younger population
• Stagnant business environment
• Financial status of educational institutions
• Maintaining utility infrastructure
• Completing the Route 219 (N/S) extension
• Resistance to regional approach
• Financial stability of government
• Wrong mindset of where our competition exists
• Downtown vacancies
• Financial drain from use of benefits (Medicaid)
• Ignorance
• Lack of racial diversity across economic lines
• West Valley Demonstration Project
• The “Bona Bubble”
• Drug and Alcohol issues
• Lack of public transportation
• Lack of quality day care
• Lack of share vision
• Local pay rates