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Gadsden County Development Council seeks renewed county funding to coordinate economic development

5553675 · July 25, 2025
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Antonio Jefferson of the Gadsden County Development Council told commissioners the council needs county support — asking for $160,000 — to unify local economic development efforts and attract investment.

Antonio Jefferson, representing the Gadsden County Development Council (GCDC), told the board the council has helped secure jobs, write grants and coordinate partners, and asked the county to reinstate funding to support a statewide- and regionally-connected rural economic development effort.

"We need to begin to play team sport," Jefferson told commissioners during public comment, and he asked the board to invest…

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