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Goal: Support economic development in MartinsviHe and Henry I <br /> County. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br />Participate in and provide support to the work of the Martinsville <br />Uptewn Revitalization Association, Patrick Henry Development <br />Council, Southern Economic Development Partnership, Virginia <br />Economic Development Partnership and the Chamber of Commerce in <br />developing and coordinating area economic development efforts. <br /> <br />Action Plan: <br /> <br />· Maintain dose contact with each organization and seek ways to <br /> support their annual objectives. <br /> <br />· Develop strategies that will increase travel and teurism activities <br /> in Martinsville. <br /> <br />· Determine by May of each year the allocation the City will provide <br /> to each organization. <br /> <br />· The City will have one representative in attendance at beard <br /> meetings of each organization. <br /> <br />· Council will review a quarterly report from each organization. <br /> <br />· Staff will provide quarterly reports on results of Upton <br /> Revitalization meetings. <br /> <br />Community Development Department will seek ways to involve <br />private/non profit organizations in creating a multi-purpose <br />community fadlity. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br />Council will inventory and review, each December, incentives and <br />legislation that could enhance economic development. <br /> <br />Action Plan: <br /> <br />· Public Information Officer will identify state incentives and <br /> legislation and report its impact on local economic development <br /> policies and plans. <br /> <br />· City will advecate for legislative changes that can provide <br /> additional local incentives. <br /> <br />· Council will support and encourage legislation that protects cities <br /> rights to reversion. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br /> Facilitate transportation enhancements for Martinsville and Henry <br /> County. <br /> <br /> Action Plan: <br /> <br /> · Encourage acceleration of funding for Interstate 73/74 by local, <br /> state, and federal officials by supporting the efforts of Job Link and <br /> the 1-73/74 COmmiSSi0Ih <br /> <br /> · Monitor and encourage the acceleration of US RT. 58 connector to 1- <br /> 77. <br /> <br /> · Develop plans to improve the principle gateways to Martinsville. <br />Objective: <br /> <br /> Maintain a high priority for "Back Office" marketing plan by PHDC <br /> and City Community Development Department. <br /> <br /> Action Plan: <br /> <br /> · Mayor will convey to PHDC and SVEDP, Councils desire that "Back <br /> Office" marketing remains a high priority. <br /> <br /> · Community Development Department will emphasize the <br /> development of strategies that can increase the success of the "Back <br /> Office" program. <br /> <br />Objective: <br /> <br /> Identify, designate and redevelop Brownfield sites. <br /> <br /> Action Plan: <br /> <br /> · Sites will be designated and plans prepared to clean and reuse <br /> designated sites. <br /> <br />6 7 <br /> <br /> <br />