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Advisory board to review commercial scorecard, target industries in upcoming workshop
Summary
The advisory board asked staff to schedule a commercial-scorecard review to refine which industries and investment levels the county should prioritize for incentives and to tighten evaluation criteria.
Advisory board members asked staff to schedule a focused workshop to update the commercial incentive scorecard and to clarify which industries Columbia County should prioritize for incentives.
Members said they want clearer industry targeting and stronger thresholds for capital investment and job counts so the county can avoid giving incentives to marginal commercial projects. "We need to narrow what industries we would like to get," Unidentified Speaker (S7) said, arguing the board should identify tiers of preferred industry types rather than a broad, discretionary approach.
Staff (Unidentified Speaker S3) noted the county last revised the scorecard in 2021–22 and that targeted sectors are being updated at the state level; members recommended a workshop within two months to update scoring and bring a recommended scorecard back for a formal vote. Several members also asked that follow-up accountability reporting on awarded incentives be made available to this advisory board on a regular basis.
Next steps: staff will circulate the current commercial scorecard, propose facilitator or in-house workshop options, and aim to convene the review within approximately 60 days.
