PILLAR OBJECTIVE

Education

Establish pathway programs for workers within the region for career advancement.

Economic

Develop a regional revolving loan fund to be used to support operational, equipment, or construction improvement needs associated with expanding existing businesses as well as recovery from the pandemic/disaster.

Quality of Life

Housing

Expand counseling, addiction recovery, and mental health services throughout the region.

Establish a residential rehabilitation grant program for improvements to owner-occupied dwellings.

Governance

Create or update existing plans and ordinances to close gaps and bring vision and goals to fruition. Where plans do not exist, they should be created.

Governance

Work with local governments and organizations to develop a “one-stop-shop” approach to promote intergovernmental coordination, provide resources for recovery, ensure timely communication, and serve as an overarching umbrella for the public and business community.

Infrastructure Promote renewable energy projects across the region and grow job opportunities to replace losses in the extraction and energy industries.

Economic Develop a targeted industry study for the region.

Economic Develop a more robust directory of resources & opportunities for businesses and the community.

Education

Establish a workforce development director to bring together the organizations within the region to focus on the workforce.