Our Legislative Agenda considers the following Development Issues affecting Niagara County businesses: |
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The Niagara USA Chamber supports the concept of “smart growth” development. Smart Growth focuses on creating sustainable communities through systematic development. Using a long-range approach which takes in regional considerations of sustainability over a short-term focus, its goals are to achieve a sense of community; expand the range of transportation, employment, and housing choices; equitably distribute the costs and benefits of development; and preserve and enhance natural and cultural resources.
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As the region seeks various ways to create economic development it is imperative that communities are not pitted against each other in an attempt to bring job creation to their areas. Moving jobs from county to county does not have a full positive economic impact as it leaves one community with a loss.
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As the region looks to draw on continued economic development, it is imperative that there is a trained work force ready to fill the jobs created. Western New York and Niagara County are fortunate to have many fine higher educational institutions to help develop the work force of the future. However, job readiness training, skilled labor and other programs to create a demand driven workforce are equally important.
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