Young Professionals Perspective Wanted? YES

Snaps for the Omaha Young Professionals Council for trying to make our city more receptive to young professionals and boy does this city need to! In order to attract the innovative/new economy types of professionals and starter businesses, here in Omaha, we have to pay more attention to making the quality of our life in Omaha better not just focus on lower taxes for businesses which has largely been the myopic focus of the Chamber of Commerce, local & state politicians and business leaders.

Here is what I wrote in the essay part of the survey that I completed for YPC. I hope you all do the same.

"Quality of life (not lower taxes) at the neighborhood level and functioning city government is high on my list of priorities to change about here. Our deferred maintenance on things such as city parks is impacting my view of my quality of life. As a city focus less on tired old industries/business (the economic status quo) and become friendlier to entrepreneurs who create "new economy" jobs and home grown business."