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Gorge Commission revives economic vitality work; regional partners outline role of Bi-State plan
Summary
At the Economic Vitality Committee’s first meeting staff described past work on the FORGE 2020 management plan and asked the new committee to develop a work plan; regional partners from MAC ED and the Oregon Investment Board outlined coordination through a Bi-State Advisory Council and a five-year plan.
Christina, the Commission’s director, opened the inaugural Economic Vitality Committee meeting by asking commissioners to decide leadership and begin scoping a work plan to advance the economic provisions of the FORGE 2020 management plan.
"We should develop a work plan in the next couple of months that would help us identify where we want to go with this committee," Christina said, noting that the management-plan update process is decennial but that the committee can collect issues and public input ahead of the next update.
Christina reviewed past work: the 2018–2019 Economic Vitality Workgroup convened 28 representatives across sectors for seven meetings to help shape the economic chapter of the management plan. She pointed to two near-term topics that have emerged in public input: the…
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