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SIX FOUNDATIONS FOR CREATING COMMUNITY COMPETITIVE <br /> ADVANTAGE <br /> <br />NOTE: The Steering Committee may elect to replace these six foundations with the top six <br />issues identified by the public at the Stakeholders Summit. The following generic statements <br />are only examples of other communities. <br />1. Education <br /> · K-12 education prepares more than 90% of students for work, technical school or <br /> college. <br /> · Skilled workforce with life-long learning and training opportunities <br /> · Higher education <br /> · Community support for education <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Quality of Life <br />· An attractive quality of life including addressing arts, culture, recreation, justice, <br /> health, crime, race relations, and other necessities and amenities <br />· Human Development. better social organization to cope with change <br />· Civic Capital- the sense of community <br />· Children and elderly <br />· Healthy communities <br /> <br />Infrastructure <br />· Adequately funded infrastructure development to support education, quality of life <br /> and economic development <br />· Comprehensive planning and zoning <br />· Environmental preservation and restoration <br />· Housing <br />· Information highway access <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Economic Development <br />· Targeted marketing program <br /> <br /> around business/industry clusters with emphasis on <br /> retention, expansion, new enterprise development and relocation <br />· Maintain sims and facilities ready for users <br />· Value added orientation, technology transfer <br />· Globally competitive, trade promotion and market development <br />· Entrepreneurial climate, capital availability <br />· Commitment to business, industrial modernization.and re-engineering <br /> <br />Se <br /> <br />Government <br />· Government organization that efficiently and effectively provides <br /> education, quality of life, infrastructure and economic development <br />· Competitive tax and regulatory policy <br /> <br />or supports: <br /> <br />Private Sector Leadership <br />· A strategic approach to the future <br />· Private sector leadership as advocate/partner <br /> environment for required paradigm shift <br />· Leadership development <br /> <br />with government <br /> <br />provides he <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />LPI <br /> <br /> <br />