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Commissioners flag jobs, workforce training when planning for new development
Summary
Commissioners said past industrial growth did not always produce high-quality local jobs and discussed workforce training and long-term local employment as part of the general plan update.
At the Aug. 18 work session, commissioners discussed the need for the general plan to consider job quality and workforce training as part of economic development goals. Commissioner Glenna Brown said past projects brought jobs but not necessarily roles suited to local workers, and urged the commission to think about training and opportunity.
"When Minnesota Bay came in, they got great jobs, but not for our family because we weren't qualified," Glenna Brown said, noting that some residents got lower-paid service roles rather than higher-wage positions. Commissioners said the general plan should consider economic-development strategies that support training, local hiring and pathways to higher-paying jobs.
The commission agreed to include economic-development priorities in the update and asked members to prepare proposals on how the plan could support workforce development.
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