Mobilizing Community Leadership For Economic Development

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Mobilizing Community Leadership For Economic
Development

• Bonnie K. Norris
• OSU Extension Agent
• Ag, Natural Resources,
• Community Development

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Economic Development Create Wealth
Government
Infrastructure
Incentives
Taxes
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Building a Community

• Is like building a business or successful
  personal future or family.
• It requires
• Knowledge
• Vision
• Perseverance
• Planning

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CEDS A roadmap to the countys vision
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• A CEDS is the result of a local planning process
  designed to guide the economic growth of an area.
  
• The CEDS must be the result of a continuing
  economic development process, developed with
  broad-based and diverse community participation.

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A CEDS must contain

• An analysis of economic and community development
  problems and opportunities including
  incorporation of any relevant material or
  suggestions from other government sponsored or
  supported plans
• Background and history of the economic
  development situation of the area covered, with a
  discussion of the economy, including as
  appropriate, geography, population, labor force,
  resources, and the environment

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A CEDS must contain

• a discussion of community participation
• a section setting forth goals and objectives for
  taking advantage of the opportunities and solving
  economic development problems of the area
  serviced
• a plan of action, including suggested projects to
  implement objectives and goals set forth in the
  strategy, and

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A CEDS must contain

• Performance measures that will be used to
  evaluate whether and to what extent goals and
  objectives have been or are being met.

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Why do a CEDS process?

• Formulate and implement a program that
• creates jobs
• raises income levels,
• diversifies the economy
• improves the quality of life,
• while protecting the environment.

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In Short

• Each CEDS is unique, reflecting specific
  challenges and opportunities of its area.
• It should contain four main elements
• Analysis
• Vision
• Action Plan
• Evaluation

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Analysis should assess

• the state of the regional economy,
• the opportunities and threats posed by external
  trends and forces, and
• the availability of partners and resources for
  economic development.

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Preble County CEDS

• The CEDS Steering Committee
• Completed a S.W.O.T. Analysis
• Distributed Community Attributes Questionnaire
  to 191 elected/appointed officials
• 33 planning board members
• 97 local business leaders
• Completed the Analysis, Vision, Action
  Strategies, and Project Priority List

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Assets Hurdles

• Quality Of Life
• Schools Higher Education
• Available Utilities
• County Zoning Planning
• 90 Market
• Infrastructure
• Open Spaces

• Communication between government offices/
  officials/ citizens
• Career Opportunities for future leaders
• Attitude toward development
• Marketing the county
• Designated Dev. Areas
• High Tech Jobs

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Analysis

• Population 42,337, a 5.3 increase projected
  to grow 18.7 1990-2015
• Median Age is 38 vs. 36 OH, 37 Darke, 34 Butler,
  36 Montgomery
• Townships grew more than Villages

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Analysis

• Median Household Income 42,093
• Highest Median Per Capita Income in Gasper
  Township
• Employment
• Average weekly earnings 510.29 vs 618 OH
• Roughly 30 of jobs in manufacturing
• Unemployment rate 5.2 vs 5 OH

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Analysis

• Agriculture
• 977 farms, decreased 8.5
• 202 acres average size, increased
• 65,457,000 in cash receipts
• Housing
• 78.9 Ownership Rate vs. 69.1 OH
• Homes 63 years of age or older make up the
  largest number (5,184)

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Analysis Education
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Vision

• The communitys vision and goals, together with
  an appraisal of the regions competitive
  advantage, should set the strategic direction for
  the action plan.
• Vision was formed from SWOT, analysis, and values.

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Action Plan

• Establishes program priorities for
  implementation.
• Basic Assumptions
• Population will increase
• Areas for growth will be Eaton, Gasper Township,
  and those along major highway access
• Median income in growth areas increase
• More commuters
• An organized development entity formed
• Comprehensive Land Use Plan Followed

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Strategic Actions

• Support and encourage industrial investment that
  will keep workers in the community and that will
  provide jobs for future generations.
• Support and encourage commercial investment in
  areas that will serve two populationslocal
  residents and those visiting the community.
• Support and encourage residential investment that
  will meet the housing needs of a diverse
  interests.

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Strategic Actions

• Educate local units of government on the
  importance of developing and maintaining a
  current Capital Improvements Plan and a Capital
  budget.
• Embrace and encourage an ongoing and continuous
  process of countywide community planning.
• Coordinate the community development efforts
  undertaken by the Preble County CIC,
  Commissioners, Township Trustees, City and
  Village Officials, and Schools.

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Strategic Actions

• Improve upon the working relationship and
  partnership with community elected and appointed
  officials and community planning and zoning
  boards to help facilitate economic development
  planning.
• Improve upon the relationship with the private
  sector, especially developers, landowners,
  financial institutions, and utility companies to
  more effectively use local resources to attract
  business and industry.

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Strategic Actions

• Facilitate the development of relationships among
  employers, community officials, and educational
  institutions to improve the quality of schools
  and assist in lifelong learning.
• Implement a revolving loan fund to provide
  financial assistance to local entrepreneurial
  efforts and new and expanding small businesses.

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Evaluation

• The CEDS established criteria and performance
  measures for evaluating the process and for
  periodic updates of the document.
• Areas of Evaluation
• Job Retention and Job Creation
• Increased Tax Base
• Communications Marketing
• Infrastructure Utilities

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Project Priorities

• Construct Water and Sewer lines to serve the Ohio
  Exit 10, State Route 127 and Interstate 70
  interchange area.
• Construction of bi-directional access at I-70 and
  US 35, Exit 1, Route 40 Corridor development
• Extend water and sewer lines from Eaton,
  Southwest along State Route 732.

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Projects

• Managed and improved housing.
• Extension of water and sewer lines on the West
  Side of Lewisburg and West on US 40.
  Construction of a by-pass around downtown
  Lewisburg would also support a development
  corridor.
• Construction of water, sewer and rail lines for
  the construction of an ethanol plant and
  industrial park in Jackson Township.

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Implementation

• County Resolution submission to EDA
• Complete the County Webpage
• Organize a round table discussion with the
  countys elected officials
• Create a good Economic Development Office
• Complete an annual review
• Utilize the Document

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Thank you.The entire document can be viewed at
http//www.ag.ohio-state.edu/preb/cd/cd.htm
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Preble County

• To learn more about Preble County, visit
• The countys webpage
• www.prebco.org
• OSUs County website
• http//www.ag.ohio-state.edu/preb