Not Here's and Left Here's: What would make you move to Elk County?

[dnalexander]

Tobina you ask a great question sorry it seems few want to say what they would want to make them move to Howard\Elk County. I will repost my reply to what to do with the school which is what needs to be done to get more people. Attract business, attract city people that want the rural experience, fix water system, roads, and spend the county resources on that first, then all the great amenities. Fix the blight at the owners expense or sell it to someone who will.

David

p.s. Tobina I believe I saw that you were president of the Elk County Cattlewomen do you all sell hats or T-shirts? I am a baseball cap collector and would love to buy one.  Otherwise I will have to get a Kansas Cattlemans Assoc. hat. You are a great asset as are many others on the forum to Elk County. Have you and your husband ever thought of making cowboy boots? I like the saddlework and leather notebooks I have seen pictures of.

David

[lola330]

It would be nice to have something to do on Sunday besides church, eat, sleep.   I would rather be entertained here than have to drive out of town for family entertainment. 

Putt Putt anyone?

[indygal]

I love putt putt! The town where I grew up had a great mini-golf course, with elaborately painted pagodas, windmills, little water fountains. Fond memories.

[Wilma]

Wouldn't there be plenty of room in one of the parks for one?

[pepelect]

No we are pouring concrete on all the green spaces... We have no money to pour concrete on the roads but we are concreting the parks.

Why can't we putt putt through the existing trailer park?   

[srkruzich]

It would be nice to have something to do on Sunday besides church, eat, sleep.   I would rather be entertained here than have to drive out of town for family entertainment. 

Putt Putt anyone?

wellll theres feeding the goats, chickens horses, dogs, uhmmm rabbits.  Then theres milking the goats, Then you have making sure you haul water out to everyone.  Theres two - 3 hours blown 2x a day.

[Catwoman]

But, would a Putt Putt park attract new citizens?  Just a thought...economic development is badly needed, if you're going to attract more tax dollars to your venue.  

[pepelect]

We could use goats as the caddies?!!

[Catwoman]

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[lola330]

Putt putt could attract some citizens on the weekend to spend some of their dollars here in Elk County.  It was an example of what our county residents drive out of town to do.  I would rather go watch a movie and eat buttered popcorn, myself.


I like the idea of putting through the trailer court.  Then the course could go through Jackson park, past the nursing home for their entertainment.  And Toots could be featured half way through as sort of the "club house" for drinks and snacks.  I know, that's a long course.  Maybe it's 18 holes!