Consultant outlines economic development plan, highlights Willard Bay and industrial node potential
LRB Public Finance Advisors presented a strategic plan identifying Willard Bay visitation and nearby industrial nodes as primary opportunities, while flagging water infrastructure and limited rooftops as constraints. The council asked for more time and tabled formal adoption.
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Jason Burningham, principal and owner of LRB Public Finance Advisors, presented the city's draft economic development strategic plan and summarized the process, market analysis, and recommended strategic pillars. Burningham said the study combined demographic and taxable-sales analyses with a market feasibility study and stakeholder outreach, and he identified Willard Bay visitation, fruit farms and local mining/sand-and-gravel activity as strengths that could be leveraged for visitor-serving retail and recreation-related businesses.
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