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7 ""41 <br /> V OKI '"; <br /> k.. - .- <br /> .. 3 <br /> avararam row" <br /> IMMMINIMMBI ANANSAMM!, <br /> OR A.NGE COUNTY <br /> TOMORROW <br /> AIRPORT PUBLIC HEARINGS - MAY 24 AND MAY 25, 1989 <br /> STATEMENT FROM JOHN MCKEE, CHAIR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> The Economic Development Strategic Plan for Orange County was adopted by <br /> the Board of County Commissioners in March 1989, and the Plan is being <br /> pursued. The Plan includes many strategies, which together address the <br /> • <br /> economic development needs of all geographic areas of the county. Support <br /> for the proposed Orange County general aviation airport is one of the <br /> strategies related to infrastructure - physical things like water, sewer, <br /> roads, telephone service. These physical components make it feasible and <br /> efficient for business to thrive in Orange County. Local airports in <br /> other counties are regarded as tremendous assets by those engaged in <br /> recruiting quality companies, and the EDC believes that a local general <br /> aviation airport in Orange County would have been an important bonus to <br /> assist our efforts. <br /> We accept the decision already made by the County Commissioners not to <br /> • <br /> proceed with the proposed airport. No one can deny that improvements in <br /> the other elements of the infrastructure are more important than an <br /> airport, especially water, sewer, and telephone service. In additiOn, the <br /> Economic Development Strategic Plan requires action on many crucial <br /> fronts, and we will be focusing our efforts there. <br /> The Economic Development Strategic Plan was developed through the inputs <br /> of many citizens over many months. Now we are pursuing the Plan, and <br /> citizen support is needed to ensure that Orange County is successful in <br /> improving the quality of life for our citizens through better-paying jobs <br /> and a diversified and strengthened tax base. <br /> In addition to citizen support for the concept of economic development, we <br /> need citizen involvement in our working committees. There are five major <br /> committees where members of the public are needed to serve: <br /> 1. Target Advisory Group - Tasks include identifying the types of <br /> companies we want to recruit and investigating the sites (already <br /> designated in .the Land Use Plan) where companies can be located. <br /> The committee will help to define a detailed recruitment campaign <br /> for 1990. <br /> • <br /> ; Continued <br /> • <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br /> P.O. BOX 712 • 110 N. CHURTON ST. • SAWYER BUILDING • HILLSBOROUGH. N.C. 27278 <br /> (919)732-8181 (919)968-4501 (919)688-7331 (919)227-2031 <br />