SWOT Analysis - Attitudes
 
Group 6 12 18 24 Rank
STRENGTHS          
Ethnic Heritage 5 4     2.25
Pleasant Surroundings 4     1 1.25
Basically Friendly & Safe   5     1.25
Respond to Community Need   3     0.75
Bus.-Edu. Resources   2     0.5
Town Ready For Change     5   1.25
Caring Volunteers     4 3 1.75
Welcoming Town     3   0.75
Rebound From Disaster     2   0.5
People Working Together     1   0.25
Sense of Hope       5 1.25
Close Knit       2 0.5
Honesty       4 1
WEAKNESSES          
Excessive Loitering 4       1
Vacant Businesses 5       1.25
Lack of Police Presence 3       0.75
Not Pedestrian Friendly 2       0.5
Politically Divided 1 3     1
Negative Press   5   3 2
Overemphasis on Coal   4     1
Lack of Educated Leadership   2     0.5
Lack of Faith in Leaders       5 1.25
People are Frustrated   1     0.25
Attitude Toward Youth - Diversity     5 1 1.5
Nepotism     4   1
Resistance to Change     3 4 1.75
Pessimism     2   0.5
Apathy     1 2 0.75
OPPORTUNITIES          
Riverfront 5     5 2.5
Consolidate Municipalities 4       1
Embrace College Students 3     4 1.75
Develop a Positive Attitude   5     1.25
Restore Architectural Heritage   4     1
Non-Disaster Motivation   3     0.75
Educated Leadership - PR   2     0.5
Ongoing Community Involvement   1     0.25
Positive PR on “Good Work”     5   1.25
Highlight Work of Youth     4   1
More Police 1-on-1 Interaction     3   0.75
Cooperation to Clean Up     2   0.5
Foster Racial-Ethnic Harmony     1   0.25
No Where to Go But Up       3 0.75
Greater Owner Occupancy       2 0.5
THREATS          
Individual Political Agendas 5       1.25
Store Closings 4       1
Resistance to Change 3 5   4 3
Cost to Restore   4 1   1.25
Closed Leadership “Club”   3     0.75
Lack of Vision   2     0.5
Closed Door Decisions   1     0.25
Fear of Crime     5   1.25
Slumlords Create Apathy     4   1
Negative Press     3   0.75
Tolerance of Crime     2   0.5
Nepotism       5 1.25
Lack of Faith In Leadership       3 0.75
Lack of Cooperation       2 0.5
 
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