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Commissioners discuss forming economic-development working group amid $3.5 million revenue shortfall
Summary
Commissioners proposed forming a working group to attract targeted industries and educate taxpayers after a commissioner said the county is about $3.5 million short in revenue; they scheduled a December discussion and asked staff to circulate materials and invite stakeholders.
At the close of its agenda, the planning commission reopened discussion on economic development and sketched steps for a public-facing effort to identify target industries and educate taxpayers about fiscal trade-offs.
One commissioner urged action, citing a large out-of-county project as an example of revenue that counties can attract and saying the county needs new income. "We…
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