Leavenworth County commissioners discussed economic development when they met Tuesday for a work session.
Commissioners discussed a possible economic development policy for the county as well as funding for the Leavenworth County Port Authority and Leavenworth County Development Corporation. The Port Authority is an economic development organization that was created through an agreement between the County Commission and the city of Leavenworth. LCDC serves as a partner organization to the Port Authority. The county government provides funding to both organizations.
County Administrator Mark Loughry said the issue of economic development was discussed Tuesday after Commissioner Vicky Kaaz had approached him about a possible countywide economic development policy.
Loughry provided commissioners with economic development policies adopted by the cities of Leavenworth and Tonganoxie. He said the Tonganoxie policy pretty much mirrors one used by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Loughry said he has asked LCDC in the past to provide a template for a countywide economic development policy but has never received anything.
“As a county we should be encouraging development in the cities,” Loughry said.
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