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BOCC appoints tourism‑board members to new Economic Development Advisory Committee; staff outlines diversification goals
Summary
Commissioners approved appointing tourism‑board members to a new Grand County Economic Development Advisory Committee to enable dissolution of a prior advisory board and to pursue diversification strategies including creative district development, workforce support and childcare integration.
Diane Butler, director of Grand County Economic Development, asked commissioners to appoint the tourism board members to serve as the county Economic Development Advisory Committee so the existing advisory board could be formally dissolved and its bylaws amended. Butler said the group will support ongoing work from the EDA/GRIP process focused on shared spaces, small manufacturing and other diversification efforts beyond tourism.
Butler described a multi‑pronged approach that connects housing, daycare and workforce development with economic development objectives. She said the county is in the final stretch of a capital campaign for a live‑work creative district and that staff is convening a think‑tank of about eight people to help identify buildings and needs. Commissioners discussed communication to ensure districtwide inclusion, and the board voted to appoint tourism‑board members to the advisory committee, noting further implementation would require procedural steps over several months.
Why it matters: county economic‑development strategy links to childcare, housing and workforce supports; formalizing an advisory committee is a governance step to align tourism and economic development efforts.
