Welcome to the Lufkin Chamber

Lufkin really needs a place for plus size women to shop. Catherines and Lane Bryant would be great. It makes no sense to have to go out of town to shop for clothes. It would even benefit the communities surrounding Lufkin as well. Also we need more industry jobs, I know people talk about a retirement community here, no disrespect to those who are retired but for us that live and work here we need jobs. There's a lot of eating places being built but we need jobs to sustain families. Jobs with higher wages,insurance and benefits. I work in the service industry but when there's no jobs and no money people cut back and no one makes any money. Please do something, Lufkin is a great place to live but we have to have good jobs.

For years Lufkin has tried to welcome Tourists,the Retired and Snowbirds. Yet we refuse to offer them Campgrounds (don't want trailer trash) yet most drive $100,000. motor homes or pull lovely R Vs. We lost Hank creek Marina, the only recreation camp near Lufkin. Never developed Marion Ferry Park and now we can't decide what to do with Lake Kurth, what a great opportuniy for fantastic Visitors Park, the state would be proud of. I owned a motor home & you have no idea what other states offer travelers in the way of pleasure and ways to spend freely in their cities.

A great minature golf course like the pirate themed one in Hot Springs Arkansas. Not like the little rinky dink putt putt courses that we have had in the past. When we go on vacation and take our grandchildren we will do museum's and attractions during the day and in the evening we search out any minature golf courses. Tucson Arizona has some wonderful ones. Please check into this you will be amazed at how many families will come to this. We don't have anything the family can do for entertainment other than the zoo or bowling. Any age and ability of a person can usually handle minature golf.

I think it would be a great idea for Angelina County, to have a YMCA. The YMCA, has something for everyone, regardless of age, special interest or need and is a safe, dependable place. It is a place that helps teenagers stay straight instead of taking wrong turns and helps build good character and value. Check it out @ YMCA.org

Recruit industry back to Lufkin. I know a lot of people want Lufkin to be a retirement community, but what about those of us who are not yet retirement age. We have lived around Lufkin all our lives and do not want to move away. Since the loss of so many of our big Industries, people are in despirate need of jobs to support their families. If we had more well paying jobs around Lufkin, that would support families, then maybe we would be able to afford waterparks and golf games. Don't get me wrong, those are nice things to hope for, but in the state of our failing economy, Lufkin NEEDS industry to revive our town and community. I am sure waterparks and golf courses would bring in some money to our community, but if the homefolk can't afford to live and play here too, then what good is it to "OUR COMMUNITY'S" future.

Hope this is taken within the context in which it is written. It is NOT intended to be a slap in the face to those wanting a retirement community, but a PLEA for the working person trying to survive and raise a family in this day and age of a failing economy.

Here's to RE-BUILDING the LUFKIN COMMUNITY!! Making it BETTER than ever!!

As the mother of two teens I believe Lufkin needs places for our young ones to go. I don't mean a place they can be dropped off at to use as a babysitter but some place like a theme park, water park or even a Sea world. Something both educational and fun. This would not only keep our kids off of the back roads but give the family something to do together

We need a Chucky Cheese in Lufkin! There is only the bowling alley and Skate ranch. Lots of kids means lots of $$$$ for Angelina County. If not Chucky Cheese a Mountasia that has arcades, putt-putt, go carts, baseball pitching and lots more..

Ever been to Seabrook? They have fiberglass, 4 ft., pelicans all over town. Businesses purchase the statues painted to represent their place, such as a pelican in a doctor smock with a stethoscope around its neck or a pelican in front of city hall with a police uniform on. Lufkin and surrounding towns could do the same with pine trees. Check out the Pelican Path Project at http://www.seabrooktourism.com/pelican-path-project.html but envision the birds as pine trees.

After the closure of Tilt in the Lufkin Mall several years ago, I thought about all the unused large buildings such as the old Randall's and Albertson's buildings just lying there going to waste. An arcade like Tilt was a haven for teens to go to and enjoy themselves instead of going out on the streets and partying. If one could get the funding and permissions to use one of these seemingly abandoned buildings, they could renovate and create a new arcade/game room for the area to enjoy. Not only would this business create several jobs for the renovations and the operation of the business, it would also generate more traffic in Lufkin for other businesses to capitalize on as well.