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County staff outline business visits, lot inventory and affordable housing strategy in economic development update
Summary
Economic development staff presented goals including business visits, inventorying available lots, industrial park promotions, an economic development strategic plan, and an affordable housing strategy; the county's Explore Buffalo County Facebook page was noted to be growing.
Dave Carlson presented the committee with a set of economic development goals focused on outreach, site inventory and planning. "Plans include business visits and roundtables, inventorying available building lots, industrial park and business promotions, developing an economic development strategic plan, and developing an affordable housing strategy," the minutes record; Carlson also noted continued improvements to the Explore Buffalo County Facebook page and follower growth.
The update described a mix of outreach and planning steps intended to support local business recruitment and housing availability; no budget decisions were recorded at the meeting, though County Administrator Lee Engfer later asked for input on the economic development budget in the coming weeks and said he would seek an intern via Winona State University to assist staff.
