ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ray Stokes 286-7694 Chairman
Chris Stokes286-7694Secretary
Gary Smith 850-6679 Council Liaison
Betty Smith 949-9135 Sub-Committee Leader
Brian Dickens 286-7440 Member
Gary Moore 286-9432 Member
John Tomkinson286-7595Sub-Committee Leader
Judy Tomkinson286-7595Member
Irene Wilson841-5689Member
Dick Tinsley286-0734
Member
Theresa Tinsley
286-0734
Member
DJ WaltersMember
Margo WaltersMember
Dustin Bryant898-4183Member
Nanci Quast-BentMember
Rich KinderMember
Tamara Sullivan-WatsonMember
Travis AeschbacherMember
Ulysses MoriMember

MEETINGS
Date: Second Tuesday of the Month
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Place: Star City Hall

  

MISSION

To improve the lives of citizens in and around Star through the facilitation and promotion of economic development.

Goals
Strategic Management
Identify the collective desires of the majority of Star’s residents with regard to economic development and community growth, recommend policies that create an economic environment consistent with those desires, while recognizing and protecting the private property rights of all Idaho citizens.
Business Retention /Expansion
Identify the needs and goals of existing businesses in Star and cultivate an environment that addresses those needs and facilitates goal achievement. Assist local businesses when requested. Promote the purchase of local products and services.
Business Start-Up
Create a local business climate that encourages entrepreneurship and business start-up. Assist local entrepreneurs when requested. Develop infrastructure, facilities, and services that will incubate new businesses.
Business Attraction
Develop marketing materials that can be used to attract businesses to Star. Engage outside business interests in discussions pertaining to relocation or expansion in Star.

Duties
-Establish and publish Economic Development Strategic Plan
-Conduct monthly EDC meetings
-Report to the Star City Council (personally or written) on information and make recommendations monthly
-Inform the public (flyers/newspapers)

Current Projects
-Complete the construction and placement of the four entrance signs.
-Create ways in which we can recruit new businesses to Star.
-Develop a way to help create new and help support existing Mirco Enterprises.
-Improve public participation and increase committee participation for the Economic Development Committee