Should Albemarle County Join the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development?
All of the Partnerships activities are intrinsically good. The problem is, while some are appropriate for our area, its core activity is not. Historically, the Partnerships mission has been to promote the area to new businesses. Only recently has it expanded its mission to helping local businesses. The latter is appropriate for our area. The former is not. It increases our population without employing existing residents or providing a net economic benefit March 12, 2003: Recommendation that the ACE program be fully funded Theres little debate about the merit of ACE; its supported by an impressively broad spectrum of Albemarle residents, and for a host of good reasons. Im proud to be part of a community that has invested a million dollars in each of the past few years to purchase development rights. The question isnt whether ACE is good; the question this year is how it can be funded The ACE program eliminates some of the potential for growth in our Rural Areas and thus reduces the futu
