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Columbia County board schedules Sept. 5 industry workshop to address impact fees, workforce and recruitment

5793457 · August 22, 2025
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County economic staff and outside consultants announced a Sept. 5 workshop aimed at giving local officials and business leaders a forum to discuss projects, impact fees, workforce training and media strategies to attract industry.

The Columbia County Economic Development Board announced a community workshop for Sept. 5 to focus on local development barriers and recruitment strategies, including high impact fees, workforce training and media outreach. The workshop, sponsored in part by FPL and facilitated by a site-selection consultant identified in the meeting as Del Boya of Voyage Strategic Advisors, will run 9 a.m.–noon in the county conference room and is intended to let board members, local business leaders and elected officials identify priorities for economic development. Board members said the cost of impact fees — including water, sewer tapping,…

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