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Commission presses consultant for SEDS deliverables as manufacturing and defense chapters lag
Summary
EDC members criticized delays in the county's Strategic Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) work, extended the consultant's contract term at no additional cost, and requested deeper, more actionable analysis for manufacturing, defense clustering and comparable communities.
Commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Sept. 16 meeting reviewing the county's Strategic Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) project and voiced frustration with delayed background studies and perceived superficial drafts from the consultant.
Robin (EDC staff) and Chris (EDC staff) outlined where drafts exist and where materials remain outstanding. Commissioners noted that several background studies and the manufacturing/defense chapters — repeatedly promised — were not yet ready. One commissioner said the economic and demographic analysis “is basically from material from our website,” and others described draft…
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