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Henderson-Vance Economic <br />I ion <br />Development ComMlssi <br />BACKGROUND: Henderson County and the City of Vance created a <br />combined EDC in June 2009. The new EDC has begun a strategic planning <br />process and proposed the following: <br />MISSION: To provide leadership and market the community to improve the <br />quality of life through business recruitment, retention and expansion. <br />VISION: To be the most economically vibrant and socially responsible rural <br />community in North Carolina, with widely shared prosperity. <br />STRUCTURE: Public <br />STAFF: 0 - Currently interviewing for Director position. <br />FUNDING: <br />® Chairman Sam Watkins has suggested that the organization's marketing <br />efforts be funded through five percent of any new tax base revenue the <br />EDC produces. <br />® Vance budgeted $211,656 for the EDC in FY09 -10. <br />