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Page 6
By Brad Barton
Of the Emtrald
Oregon and Lane County leaders are
preparing a campaign to diversify the economy
The near future may see a publicly-funded
comprehensive economic recovery plan for
Oregon as well as privately-funded local plans
"This government is going to be a part of the
solution rather than part of the problem . " Gov Vic
Atiyeh said before outlining the Economic and
Employment Recovery Plan before the special
session of the Legislature
If accepted by the Legislature, here are some
of steps the plan would take
• Transfer the Department of Economic
Development (currently under the control of the
Economic Development Commission) to the dir
ect control of the governor
• Create an Economic Development Action
Council, which would bring state agency leaders
together to help industries resolve problems with
the state government
• Direct each state agency to appoint an
"economic liaison" to assure prompt responses
to businesses
• Provide $2.3 million for economic
development programs.
• Develop a program for "marketing"
Oregon both nationally and internationally
• Create new positions in the Land Conser
vation and Development Commission to provide
local assistance in resolving land-use decisions
• Finance a comprehensive engineering and
high technology education and training program
within the State System of Higher Education
• Create an intensified tourist promotion
program
• Fund the Oregon County Development
Revolving Fund, which would help counties lure
industry
• Extend or renegotiate terms of contracts
for timber sales on state lands
• Conduct an inventory of state lands to
determine if any are feasible for industrial needs
under sale or lease agreements
• Create a panel to study Oregon's tax
structure and determine its affect on industrial
development.
• Initiate an effort to increase opportunities
for national defense contracting in the state
The Lane Economic Foundation a
privately-funded organization of local business
men, has developed a comprehensive plan for
promoting economic development and diver
sification in Lane County
Tom Moreland, LEF's board chairer. says his
group plans four programs
Initiating economic research to "find out
what kinds of industries can be developed inter
nally or brought in from the outside" is the first
LEF program, Moreland says
"We want to reduce the list of viable indus
tries to ones that we think can flourish here within
a five-year period."
A list of possible industries will be developed
for each city in the county, and strategies for
recruitment will be considered, Moreland says
The second program will attempt to deal with
Kl IT
"the smug image of Oregon's attitude toward
outsiders," Moreland says, adding that "public
relations firms are currently submitting proposals
tor dealing with that image "
The "development of a professional staff of
experienced people who have dealt with diver
sification problems similar to Oregon's and Lane
County's" is LEF's third program in the works
The United Lane Forum is LEF's fourth pro
gram The forum's central committee, made up of
representatives from government, the public,
business and labor, will bring together citizens
and representatives from local institutions — such
as Lane Community College and the University —
to discuss possible actions for diversification,
Moreland says
The forum will publish a synopsis of citizen
ideas, Moreland adds
"I'm optimistic about it I think that if we go
about it in a logical way we are going to get the
kinds of answers we need, and we will be very
successful," Moreland says
Along the road to recovery, many barriers
need to be overcome.
Many agree Oregon's anti-business stereo
type has been, and will continue to be a major
barrier to development
But besides the image problem, a lack of
available economic information will continue to
be a barrier, says Mike Grove, University econ
omics professor
The huge federal deficit — which causes the
government to compete with the private sector for
available funds — hurts Oregon's chances for
development also. Grove adds
A report by the state's Legislative Research
Office identifies several other problems for the
state
High unemployment, a wet climate, and a
lack of large cities, technically-trained labor and
air transportation are detrimental to Oregon's
economic health, the report says
And new veneer-stripping technology may
make plywood production an important part of the
wood products industry, more economical in the
flat lands of the South, adds Bill Wooten, director
of the Lane Economic Development Council
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