[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]A point that we need to consider: when faced with hard decisions do we do nothing and hope and wait things change or do we try something? I recently heard a planning commission member say that county staff should not be involved in gathering information that might assist businesses with their plans. How do you make a decision without some baseline information such as vacant land available for development or the funding sources for small business? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Decisions should be based on some form of rational thought. This means establishing a base analysis of the resources and issues to be addressed. It appears that many decision makers are not acting in a manner that is consistent with the desires of the community or in the best interest of progress. The community must become more competitive in order to acquire any assistance. The previous mentioned planning commissioner only wanted to leave things as they are and not change the mission of staff. I submit that county staff should be encouraged to develop new plans based on current data and trends. Sitting idle will not achieve success until everyone else has achieved theirs and then maybe some success will spill over.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Simply put it is time to get up and get moving.[/SIZE][/FONT]
