2026-2028 Strategic Plan

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PLACE KEY INITIATIVES

1 2 Provide technical assistance and best practices to local governments for economic growth and development readiness resulting in at least three community projects. Identify and market priority sites for commercial/industrial development. Maximize community assets and infrastructure for development and placemaking

Improve housing inventory, availability and affordability

1 Implement 2026-2029 Housing Plan with at least 100 units added or improved through collaborative partnerships.

Create effective county-wide tourism marketing and establish a sustainable collaborative mechanism for administering and funding marketing campaigns

1 2 3 Fund and create county destination branding and marketing assets. Determine and launch accepted mechanism for sustainable tourism marketing, including structure, budget and staffing. Participate in the First Impression Tourism Assessment.

PROSPERITY KEY INITIATIVES

Support growth of local businesses

1 Perform at least 12 business resource visits annually to evaluate and support local employers’ sustain- ability and growth.

Foster entrepreneurial success

1 2 Identify site, funding, partners, and program model for an entrepreneurial hub. Support the creation of new businesses through entrepreneurial programming and resources including at least one local offering per year of CoLaunch.

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