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•Create a "How To"guide for business and building development for working with local <br />government entities <br />•Highlight and preserve the unique historic and rural attributes of Ellensburg and <br />Kittitas County <br />These strategies for CenterFuse will help to achieve the following goals found within the <br />Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan,specifically Chapter 10 on Economic Development: <br />10.3.Economic Goals and Policies.Although all of the Goals and Policies resonate with <br />CenterFuse,the following identify most closely with current strategies: <br />•E-G2:Support the retention and expansion of existing local businesses and industries <br />-CenterFuse is creating programs to connect businesses to the resources they need <br />and address existing barriers for expansion. <br />•E-G3:Recruit new business and industries to foster a strong and diverse base of jobs <br />and wages -CenterFuse will focus on tech industries and support of innovations <br />specifically focused on jobs that will increase the median household income <br />•E-G4:Encourage economic growth while protecting the rural character of the County <br />-CenterFuse will focus on jobs with low impact to county resources and land impact <br />•E-G6:Encourage the full economic use of commercial and industrial lands,buildings, <br />and infrastructure-CenterFuse is engaged in land use planning,evaluation of <br />existing properties and a potential resource for redevelopment,and pulling together <br />an inventory of available buildings and properties to promote to potential developers <br />and businesses. <br />•E-G8:Protect the viability of the airport as a significant economic resource to the <br />community by encouraging compatible land uses,densities,and reducing hazards <br />that my hinder economic viability of the airport -CenterFuse owns one of the few <br />light industrial buildings at the airport and frequently attends Airport Advisory meetings <br />and offers to engage in discussions and strategies regarding redevelopment and <br />sustainability of this vital resource. <br />The strategic work of CenterFuse will help to satisfy the following goals and policies found <br />within Ellensburg's Comprehensive Plan chapter on Economic Development: <br />Goal ED-1:Strengthen city partnerships and resources to support economic <br />opportunities. <br />Policy A.Continue to implement and regularly update a strategic economic <br />development plan with representatives from the following sectors:industrial,transportation,agriculture,tourism,healthcare,and education. <br />Policy B.Integrate economic strategies into community planning activities. <br />Goal ED-2:Stimulate and diversify Ellensburg's economy. <br />Policy A.Encourage growth that will provide goods and services to the local <br />and regional community. <br />Policy B.Promote the retention and expansion of existing businesses as well <br />as the development of new businesses. <br />Policy D.Encourage development of light industrial uses within the City of <br />Ellensburg. <br />Goal ED-3 Grow and sustain a qualified workforce. <br />Policy A.Coordinate with local high schools,higher education institutions, <br />workforce development,vocational rehabilitation,and local businesses to train <br />a workforce that is prepared for emerging job markets. <br />Goal ED-4 Emphasize economic developmentof downtown as an economic, <br />tourist,retail,art and cultural,and event destination. <br />Policy B.Partner with local organizations to implement the downtown economic