Goal 12: Evaluate current town economic development toolkit ACTIONS PARTNERSHIPS TIMEFRAME INITIAL STEPS Establish Economic Development Office for Town of Town 2-10 yrs. 1. Seek funding for creating the office and the position. Concrete, with an Economic Dev. Coordinator position. Create a Concrete Economic Development Commission Town 2-10 yrs. 1. Establish commission. (a.k.a., Economic Development Task Force). Create a Community Improvement District (CID). Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Identify CID, agenda/action items, and committee or commission. Develop and adopt guidelines for awarding incentives to Town/ 2-5 yrs. Note: Incentives do not necessarily have to be existing and new businesses, landlords/ladies, and Chamber monetary. property owners. Conduct economic and fiscal impact analysis on land use Town/ and zoning changes. EDASC/ 3-10 yrs. Skagit County Goal 13: Create a regulatory environment that embraces collaboration and cooperation ACTIONS PARTNERSHIPS TIMEFRAME INITIAL STEPS Identify and revise regulations that inhibit business growth. Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Conduct interviews with local business owners, asking them to identify any such regulations. Explore business-friendly land development policies that Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Conduct interviews with land developers, asking them encourage business attraction and retention. to identify any such policies. Explore land development policies that incentivize more Town/ 2-10 yrs. efficient development, including infill and mixed-use Town Planner concepts. Formalize and promote the Town's streamlined Town 3-10 yrs. development process.
Goal 12: Evaluate current town economic development toolkit ACTIONS PARTNERSHIPS TIMEFRAME INITIAL STEPS Establish Economic Development Office for Town of Concrete, with an Economic Dev. Coordinator position. Town 2-10 yrs. 1. Seek funding for creating the office and the position. Create a Concrete Economic Development Commission (a.k.a., Economic Development Task Force). Town 2-10 yrs. 1. Establish commission. Create a Community Improvement District (CID). Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Identify CID, agenda/action items, and committee or commission. Develop and adopt guidelines for awarding incentives to existing and new businesses, landlords/ladies, and property owners. Town/ Chamber 2-5 yrs. Note: Incentives do not necessarily have to be monetary. Conduct economic and fiscal impact analysis on land use and zoning changes. Town/ EDASC/ Skagit County 3-10 yrs. Goal 13: Create a regulatory environment that embraces collaboration and cooperation ACTIONS PARTNERSHIPS TIMEFRAME INITIAL STEPS Identify and revise regulations that inhibit business growth. Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Conduct interviews with local business owners, asking them to identify any such regulations. Explore business-friendly land development policies that encourage business attraction and retention. Town 2-5 yrs. 1. Conduct interviews with land developers, asking them to identify any such policies. Explore land development policies that incentivize more efficient development, including infill and mixed-use concepts. Town/ Town Planner 2-10 yrs. Formalize and promote the Town's streamlined development process. Town 3-10 yrs.
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