The Port Authority and SEIDC are cooperating to put together a development plan that could lead to an infusion of energy into our economy. This is an opportunity we must fully explore.
Using the infrastructure we have is a great savings of tax dollars. Streets, sewers, water, sidewalks, curbs, streetlights and traffic signals, fire and police protection are already in place.
Greater Ohio, www.greaterohio.org., along with the Brookings Institute has done research to show the advantages of reusing our assets to get the most out of our development and tax dollars. It’s cost effective and saves valuable, irreplaceable farmland.
We can choose people and buildings. Bringing investment dollars and reinvestment developers into our community will bring in local jobs and money that will circulate over and over in the economy.
The implementation of this plan can serve as a catalyst to set in motion further development, tourism, and advance the corridor between two colleges. Trust and participation can engender confidence and prompt more citizens to get involved. And, the tax base grows.
Can we give it a chance? My answer is yes.
Jackie
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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