Meeting Summary
The Stillwater City Council held a visioning session on July 28, 2014, to brainstorm and discuss economic development strategies for the city. The primary goal was to gather ideas to start developing guidelines and policies for economic growth, focusing on the city's role, potential actions, and collaboration with partners. No formal actions or decisions were made during this session, as it was purely for brainstorming and idea generation.
Coming Up
Watch For
- Future visioning sessions to review and refine economic development policies
- Development of a broad economic development policy covering social, recreational, residential, commercial, industrial, and tourism strategies
Agenda Summary
Visioning Session: Economic Development
Discussion and brainstorming session to identify specific areas Stillwater needs to focus on for economic development, including retail, manufacturing, education, attractions, and community amenities. Also discussed criteria for incentives, alternative incentive ideas beyond sales tax, and financial attributes for incentives.