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Economic Development Policy Committee
Staff
Support/ Contact: Dan Gardner,
dgardner@nirpc.org
Chairman: Michael Griffin (Highland Clerk
Treasurer)
Vice Chairman: Michael Bucko (Porter County
Council)
For
Year-end Progress Report click
here.
Statutory/
Regulatory Responsibilities:
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Develop
economic development policy
recommendations for
consideration by the Commission
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Oversee
economic development program
development and planning efforts
of NIRPC
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Provide a
forum for stakeholder input
Ongoing
Tasks and Committed Work
Objectives:
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Provide
data to support economic
development efforts
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Assure
that economic development
planning, environmental
planning, and transportation
planning are integrated and
compatible
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Develop a
public sector economic
development strategy and partner
with the Northwest Indiana Forum
to integrate with private sector
strategy
Targeted
Additional Objectives for 2007:
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Pursue EDA
Funding for Economic Development
Strategy
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Gain
consensus on NIRPC's role in
crafting an economic development
plan for Northwest Indiana
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Identify
public sector barriers to
economic development and
recommend initiatives to
overcome them
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Provide
input into regional
comprehensive land use planning
to support economic development
efforts
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Collaborate with the Northwest
Indiana Forum to acquire a model
for measuring the impact of
economic development initiatives
Meeting Schedule:
Fourth
Thursday of each month at 8:30am.
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