Be a part of planning your community’s future. Please take the survey below.


Fannin County and the cities of Blue Ridge, McCaysville, and Morganton are updating their Joint Comprehensive Plan in 2017. The county and the cities are dedicated to putting resources and tax dollars to their most efficient use by planning before committing those resources.Part of the planning process involves finding out how residents see their county and what they value.

The following questions will help define Fannin County’s vision for an ideal place to live, identify key issues and opportunities facing the community, and help prioritize which projects to work on.  Your input is valuable.


1. In what community do you live?





Now that we know where you are from, answer the following questions for the county as a whole.


2. How does your community rate overall?
(Check one)






3. What do you like about your community?
(Check all that apply)














4. What don’t you like about your community?
(Check all that apply)

















5. What changes would you like to see made?
(Check all that apply)




















6. Is your community now providing adequate services, such as sewer, gas, public water, or fire protection, to the citizens?
(Check one)





7. How should our local governments manage growth?
(Check one)






8. Rank the importance of the following: (Use 1 for the most important and 8 for the least):

8. Rank the importance of the following: (Use 1 for the most important and 8 for the least): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


9. What types of growth management actions would you support?
(Check all that apply)













10. What do you think will happen to our community character without adequate growth controls?
(Check all that apply)








11. Is housing for all income groups available in the county and the cities?




12. The county and cities should consider the following financing mechanisms for water, sewer, recreation, roads, education, and other needed improvements: (Check all that apply)