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September 12, 2006

September 12, 2006. Welcome. Comprehensive Plan update 2006 Establish Economic Development Plan Updated Land Use Including: Employment Center Bypass Corridor Planning for Infrastructure Requirements. Download from RDC. Chamber of Commerce. 50% Membership Growth since 2003

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September 12, 2006

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  1. September 12, 2006

  2. Welcome • Comprehensive Plan update 2006 • Establish Economic Development Plan • Updated Land Use Including: • Employment Center • Bypass Corridor • Planning for Infrastructure Requirements

  3. Download from RDC

  4. Chamber of Commerce 50% Membership Growth since 2003 • Economic Development Initiatives • Entrepreneur Friendly Community • Technology Infrastructure (TechSmart) • Leadership Development • Agritourism • Retirement Community Development • Depot Renovation / Foundation

  5. “Entrepreneur Friendly” ProgramGeorgia’s Entrepreneur & Small Business Development Initiative • Kick off 2006 with Ryan Thornton, Kay Remar • 30% interviews complete • Incorporate new Agritourism businesses • Living Waters Aqua Farm • Buffalo Creek Berry Farm • Technology Key Infrastructure Improvement • Establish C of C as a resource center

  6. TechSmart Roadmap Oglethorpe County, Georgia • Evaluate Technology Infrastructure • Develop county ‘roadmap’ • Broaden to Regional effort • Regional Technology Development Authority? • Oglethorpe/Elbert Counties Collaborate • $20,000 OneGeorgia BRIDGE Grant App • Planning & Research for full Broadband support for Small Business, Government & Residents

  7. Leadership Oglethorpe • 20+ Community Organizations Support • $5,000 Fanning Institute Grant • Georgia Allies • Georgia Power • Rayle EMC/GEMC • Athens Technical College • Roll-out early 2007, first in 20 years

  8. Agritourism • Enhance #1 County Industry • Alternative Revenue Stream • Partner UGA / DEcD Tourism / GADC • Heritage Art Loop • Broad River Crafts, Farm & Garden Trail • The “O” Loop in Oglethorpe County

  9. Heritage Art Loop

  10. Foundation/Depot Renovation • Education/Historic Preservation Foundation • Historic Crawford Depot / Park • 2006 $275,000 GDOT TE Grant • Rehabilitate Historic Property • Home for Chamber, Foundation, (Dev Auth) • Community Asset • Meeting Space • Community Park • Visitor Center

  11. Workforce Development Alliance w/ Athens Tech (TCA?) • SAT Scores • Other

  12. Representative Businesses • Centurion Poultry • Poultry Industry • Granite Extraction • Greater Georgia Printers • Goodness Grows

  13. Follow-up questions on your visit? • The poultry industry in Oglethorpe County • 12th in Georgia for total Poultry Production- • $118,204,316 in 2005 • 308 Broiler Houses • 14 Pullet Houses • 10 layer Houses

  14. Granite Extraction • Oglethorpe County has 21 operating quarries;7 processing plants. • In all 172 residents of the County work in the granite business. The average annual wage for these 172 people was $24,437 Collectively the 172 workers earned about $4.2 million last year. • The Industry encompasses quarry sites and production operations in five counties- Elbert, Oglethorpe, Madison , Wilkes and Greene . • Geologists say the deposit is 35 miles long and six miles wide.

  15. Full Service Commercial Printer • Est. 1969 • 32 employees • Several Weekly Newspapers • Including: Korean, Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian • Piedmont Impressions • Sheet-fed operation (design through production)

  16. Goodness Grows • Nursery “Botanical Garden” & Gift Shop • 30 year AgriTourism Destination • Many unique Cultivars • Anchor business for Heritage Art Loop

  17. Follow-up Topics? September 12, 2006

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