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Board approves submission of Monterey County CEDS year‑3 update focusing on ag, climate resilience and ag‑tech
Summary
The Board voted to authorize the county to submit its third-year update to the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, highlighting agriculture, housing, workforce aging and H‑2A labor trends; the report will be sent to the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
Monterey County supervisors on Oct. 8 voted to authorize the county administrative officer or designee to submit the county’s Year‑3 update to its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
The update, presented by Richard Vaughn, the county’s economic development manager, and Alyssa Dubetz of Civil Economics, emphasized agriculture and climate resilience as priority areas and examined workforce, wage and housing trends countywide. The presenter said the CEDS update is required every five years to maintain eligibility for EDA funding and that this year’s work focuses on positioning the county…
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