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Fairview economic development officer outlines plan; commissioners press for measurable goals
Summary
City economic development officer presented activities and said she is drafting measurable goals and an economic development plan; commissioners asked for a timeline, metrics and regular reporting.
Miss Carroll, Fairview's economic development officer, described outreach, grant work and networking she said she has pursued on behalf of the city and told the Board of Commissioners she will develop clearer measures of success and a formal plan for economic development.
The board pressed for tangible, time‑bound deliverables. Commissioner Roberts asked how the city would "demonstrate in the next, I think, where it's, like, 4 months, how we're going to collect, report economic data related to the city's economic performance" and asked for a timeline to produce an economic development plan. City Manager Tom Dougherty and Miss Carroll told commissioners they would provide an outline at the next meeting and aim to deliver a fuller plan by December.
Why it matters: the city recently created the economic…
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