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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-94 - Res. Designating the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) Committee RESOLUTION NO. 3-94 WHEREAS, members of the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Council of Mason County have been designated by the Mason County Commissioners as the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) Committee for Mason County, Washington; and WHEREAS, the OEDP Committee has hosted a series of public meetings and solicited input from throughout Mason County concerning possible infrastructure improvements to enhance economic sustainability; and WHEREAS, President Clinton's Economic Adjustment Initiative for the Pacific Northwest and Northern California is soliciting eligible projects for funding; and WHEREAS, eligibility for funding must be demonstrated by a prioritization of projects; and WHEREAS, the OEDP Committee has recommended a list of projects: First Priority. Improve and expand the City of Shelton's sewer system to; a) Decrease Inflow, Infiltration and related system weaknesses; b) Decrease the likelihood of negative impacts to water quality of Oakland Bay now or in the future; c) fully consider land application as an alternative to or addition to the present outfall into Oakland Bay; and d) expand to Sanderson Field including Mason County Fairgrounds, the Washington State Patrol Academy and Washington Corrections Center. Second Priority. Extend, widen and strengthen the runway at Sanderson Field to accommodate the repair and modification of military and commercial aircraft. Third Priority. Secure Federal dollars to locate the Pacific Northwest Wood Products Manufacturing Technology Center in Mason County. NOW , THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Mason County Commissioners does hereby amend the OEDP for Mason County to include these priorities and request that the amended document be forwarded to the Region 10 office of the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of Forestry and Economic Development in Portland, Oregon. DATED AND SIGNED this 4th day of January, 1994. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON M. L. Faughender, thairperson William 0. Hunter, Commissioner Laura E. Porter, Commissioner ATTEST: 6 Rebecca S. Rogers, I rk of the fd