Survey Results: Needs of the Carlisle Community
Issues Facing the Carlisle Community Survey Results
The Carlisle Business Education Foundation (CBEF) is the non-profit arm of the Carlisle Area Chamber. The committee recently launched a survey to our membership based around the question:
What are the top 3 issues facing the Carlisle community that the Carlisle Chamber should focus on from an advocacy/programming perspective?
We appreciated receiving 85 responses on this important topic and received these results:
"Other" responses:
- Business obstacles for downtown retailers
- Lack of leadership in the financial industry
- Crime/safe walking streets downtown
- More events in Carlisle
- Traffic concerns
- Housing for lower income families and young adults
- Downtown merchants working together
- Vacant store fronts in town
Some additional ideas that members shared about what the CBEF should focus on were:
- expanding the use of the fairgrounds and adding a convention center
- traffic control
- downtown Carlisle focus (ex. prominent directional signs to the parking lots, trimming trees that obstruct businesses from view)
- diversion of I-81 traffic from downtown because of the effect on downtown business
- educating people on what jobs are available and training individuals to fill those jobs to allow for continued business expansion
- creative workforce development solutions involving affordable childcare and transportation options
- help with identifying avenues to attract and train new employees
- creating new, innovative, and alternative business
- small business growth and development
- networking specifically for businesses in the service industry
- filling downtown Carlisle storefronts
What are your biggest concerns in the Carlisle community that the Chamber CBEF could advocate for or provide programing on? Leave comments below!
