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<br /> <br />Chapter 10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />Page 127 Comprehensive Plan <br /> ECONOMIC GOALS AND POLICIES <br /> Economic Goals <br />Kittitas County has established the following goals to guide future economic development. These goals were <br />developed in response to existing economic conditions and identified needs within the County and support <br />the County-Wide Planning Policies. <br />E-G1: Support economic development initiatives that meet the varied needs and demands of the <br />community. <br />E-G2: Support the retention and expansion of existing local businesses and industries. <br />E-G3: Recruit new business and industries to foster a strong and diverse base of jobs and wages. <br />E-G4: Encourage economic growth while protecting the rural character of the County. <br />E-G5: Promote a balance of employment opportunities and housing. <br />E-G6: Encourage the full economic use of commercial and industrial lands, buildings, and infrastructure. <br />E-G7: Encourage efforts to decrease business loss to other regional markets. <br />E-G8: Protect the viability of the airport as a significant economic resource to the community by <br />encouraging compatible land uses, densities, and reducing hazards that may hinder economic viability of the <br />airport. <br />E-G9: Balance economic development with environmental <br />stewardship, social equity, and fiscal responsibility/sustainability. <br /> Economic Policies <br />The goals, which have been developed to guide future economic <br />development in Kittitas County, can be accomplished through <br />adherence to the intent of this chapter and implementation of the <br />following policies. While it is hard to predict what businesses may <br />develop in the County, the goals and policies aim to work together <br />in order to help encourage economic development. <br />E-P1: Develop and maintain the infrastructure and public <br />facilities needed to support economic activity and growth. <br />E-P2: Establish and expand education, research and other <br />related activities that support existing local industries and <br />businesses. <br />E-P3: Develop partnerships and collaboration with other <br />economic development organizations, the business community, <br />other government entities and educational institutions. <br />E-P4: Support the long-term sustainability of natural resource <br />based activities. <br />E-P5: Promote tourism and tourist based businesses to attract outside investment.