10 point plan for our county’s economic development

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by Manu Koenig
Civinomics, Founder & CEO

The County is taking public comment on the final draft of its landmark Economic Vitality Strategy (EVS). Like most government documents, it is deep on study, thick with recommendations, and light on clear next steps. There are 131 strategic recommendations in the EVS – demonstrating that the County’s Economic Coordinator, Barbara Mason, did a great job of incorporating everybody’s feedback. Unfortunately it reads like a laundry list of half measures. Full of “support this” and “facilitate that”s that are sure to get ground to oblivion under the slow turning wheel of government.

But there is momentum to be captured here if we can whittle the plan down to say, 10 points, each with a very clear call to action. Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you, “The 10 Pt Plan for Our County’s Economic Development.” Note, I constructed this list of 10 after reading local Venture Philantrapist Bud Colligan’s 11 pages of feedback (I highly recommend his  letter if you’re ready to take the next step to understanding Santa Cruz’s opportunities) which is itself a distillation of the County document. This is not an original list, rather, it is an effort to synthesize what people have already been saying.

To continue reading the full article: http://civinomics.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/the-10-pt-plan-for-our-countys-economic-development/

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