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2014-2018 Economic Development & Tourism Strategic Plan and Employment and Industrial Land Strategy
Proposed Motion(s)
1. That Council receive the Employment and Industrial Land Strategy as information
2. That Council receive the 2014 -2018 Economic Development & Tourism Strategic Plan as information
3. That Council direct administration to implement the recommendations in the 2014 - 2018 Economic Development and Tourism Strategic Plan, and the Employment and Industrial Land Strategy, through the annual Business Planning and Budget approval process.
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Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the reccomendation to recieve the strategic plans as information, and that adminstration will implement the 2014-2018 Economic Development & Tourism Strategic Plan and Employment and Industrial Land Strategy. The Strategic Plan and the Land Strategy will be implemented as part of the Business Planning and Budget process, and will inform documents such as the Acheson ASP, Parkland MDP, and the Land Use Bylaw. EDTAC will also be an important part of implementing the two documents.
Purpose
The 2014-2018 Economic Development & Tourism Strategic Plan by Millier Dickinson Blais is an update of Parkland's 2009 Economic Development and Tourism Strategy, that aims to optimize the County's Economic Development capacity by prioritizing growth opportunities and supporting them with clear action plans. Parkland County has also retained the services of Millier Dickinson Blais (MDB), in association with Watson and Associates Economists Ltd. to prepare an Employment and Industrial Lands Strategy for the County. The Employment and Industrial Land Strategy provides a long term vision for likely levels and characteristics (by sector) of industrial and employment land demand in the County.
Summary
In Spring of 2014, Millier Dickinson Blais (MDB) was selected to complete both the 2014-2018 Economic Development & Tourism Strategic Plan as wel...
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