The mission of the CLDC is to insure the long-term viability of the area it serves by creating opportunities for economic and community development. the CLDC is intended to be a vehicle to initiate, research, develop, incubate, fund, manage and spin off projects, programs and businesses that allow the community to have empowerment, independence and control over its own future/destiny.
The best means for completing this mission is with a "Holistic Approach." Instead of believing that there is one "silver bullet" to make a community viable for renewal/reinvention we recognize and address a minimum of five (5) important areas:
- Community Development
- Economic Development
- Education
- Preservation/Resource Conservation
- New Technology Development/Implementation
Utilizing this approach allows integration and sense of balance within the cultural, business and social environments that make up of a community's identity.
MAJOR GOALS and ACTIVITIES
- Redefine, reinvent, repackage and market the natural, cultural, educational and economic aspects of our region.
- Stimulate economic and community development through the preservation, education, recreation, tourism and resource management.
- Tie communities together by collaborative projects and economic development.
- Preposition communities so that they may identify additional opportunities that may appear, for both high tech and high touch job creation, as we develop and learn the cooperative process we are involved in.
- Adhere to Village, Town, City, and Regional Comprehensive Plans.
