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Economic Development Committee:
EDC Mission Statement
The Board of directors of the Cross Plains Economic
Development Corporation shall expend the tax funds received
by it on direct economic development. Direct economic
development shall mean expenditure of tax funds for programs
that directly accomplish or aid in the accomplishment of
creating new jobs or retaining existing jobs including job
training and/or planning and research activities necessary
to job creation. The Corporation's focus will be primarily
in the areas of:
A. Business Retention and Expansion
B. Formation of New Businesses
C. Business Attraction
D. Public Projects
E. Tourism
Economic Development Corporation
Board of Directors:
President: Dannes Turner
Vice President: Jerry Cassle
Secretary/Treasurer: Era Lee Hanke
Members: Mark Norris
Joe McWilliams
W.G. McCoy
Bryan Bennett
Director:Debbie Gosnell
About the EDC
Some of the EDC accomplishment in 2006:
- Helped Sponsor Annual Hunters Feed
- Participated with the construction
of the Veteran's Memorial
- Participated in the purchase of a
building for Main Street Pool House and
Surf Shop
- Purchased 22 Acres of Land for
Business
- Assisted in purchase of New
Ambulance
- Helped pay for New Downtown
Sidewalks
- Publish Annual Newsletter
- Bought a building and sold it to a
Trophy Business
- Gave Grants to local businesses to
improve outside of their buildings
- Recruited owners for motel
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