Lartigue 2010 SWOT Analysis - Municipal Services

 

STRENGTHS

 

* The size of the city (small population, compact geography)

  

* Everyone knows people in government, vice versa. Short 

  chain of accountability

 

* Dedicated city employees

 

WEAKNESSES

 

* Aging infrastructure

 

* Small tax base

 

* Duplication of services: on the County and State Level

 

* For all the compactness of the city, a lot of secrecy about how   things get done. Lack of information

 

* Police - Overlap of jurisdictions, between City PD and State  

  Police

 

* EMS - Poor communications systems between dispatch and 

  the field, between field units

 

OPPORTUNITIES

 

* The Threat presented by cutbacks to the city budget 

  represents an Opportunity to re-construct the city's 

  government

 

* Since many of the city's Seniors are care givers for children,  

   expanding services to Seniors will benefit children

 

* These services could include expanded access to  

  transportation, accessibility. Fill the gaps in programs such   

  as TRADE

 

THREATS

 

* Budget cutbacks at the state and county level will trickle down

   quickly and affect Trenton

 

* Lack of transparency in the city budget make it difficult to  

   assess where and how to cut. Lateness of budget process   

   make any action ineffective.

 

* Size of city budget, compared to other cities of comparable  

  population, is much larger

Thank you for your participation in Lartigue 2010 Community SWOT and we look forward to seeing you. For general information about our campaign and how you can get engaged, please call (609) 534-8627 or email info@annettelartigue.com.

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