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397 <br /> October 20,1982 <br /> Such decisions w' easy. various special interest groups i <br /> the community will llobby bagainst any creation Services <br /> be n et make n s ake;au reach.is <br /> goaleeI have instructed the P work withTthe ePark Board <br /> o prepare a zero-based park budget that rwill be presented t Council <br /> that <br /> thentyfie eve. From ry <br /> service list efofffered by the P Department order <br /> of cil to <br /> review the pr order,such thatethose of t to I am asking the annking will <br /> he ior priority <br /> that we c offer all gram reduced <br /> eliminated. choose only t most worthy andfund themto accomplish <br /> the ejob at a real level. <br /> Economic 0 velopaent <br /> The general economy has experiensometo most serious setbacks <br /> over t two years a he struggle t of <br /> the national money <br /> supply and ainflation <br />°dmFa cantue But <br /> unfortunate s <br /> un- <br /> employment has taken it toll the work throughout <br /> Puget <br /> Sound area. Oneof t contributory causes for this condition on the <br /> local level has been the highreliance upon a relatively limited <br /> economic <br /> e in imberand wood products a ospace. sns° rbavntseffhave programtow <br /> ar <br /> d <br /> recovery that,while ec a recovery,will <br /> contribute tow long-range These three best <br /> exemplify the cooperative partnership cao <br /> private enterprise will focus our r ource r^ tangible objectives. I <br /> These programs are: 1) The economicdevelopmeni study, 2)S.W.Everett <br /> p3) n16181 Rev Bonds. weeks ago Council <br /> authorized thefundingfor'a study which will take a critical loka <br /> commercial and industrial base from ah'outsider's point of view. <br /> vs!' We e a candid fresh look and a a lament°of our strengths as <br /> as our weaknesses,a o awi a set ofdirections and guidelines n dd <br /> to e forward toward diverse,non-cyclical <br /> economic base. From <br /> this study,we k forward to utilizing the Industrial Re Be <br /> ing <br /> authority <br /> created <br /> the <br /> semtthe <br /> state's <br /> v <br /> n Wath theefura a trrii69theopPortunityt njoy <br /> the benefits oftax-exempt interest rates to finance expansion and <br /> et location within our City. in <br /> preparation for this growth,,we have <br /> to <br /> ueiortaken <br /> Everettthe third program to prepare the more than 0.acre <br /> he expansion of business without placings an <br /> ,. unfeasiblburdenuponcity. ewly-seated e <br /> L.I.O.willenable attract business andtodsaue building e <br /> came permits withthe assurance thatwehave foreseen theneeds and indeed <br /> the a capacity that will allow g owth t rat an <br /> completelyor halt it for a e a This hc ncia 16 be cld for it wisdom andforesightin creatinguopportunity <br /> for n oomicaexppansion,a without which we would be sitting on the s' <br /> lineswatchingother forward-thinking communities reap the benefits <br /> Ce of the recover, <br /> We look forward to 1983 as a turning p the national d local <br /> struggle w currently f Arpositive attitudeandcon- <br /> tinual forward rare keystostability. While o f are <br /> mall on theStatelevel,they are significant in the ere.efforts <br /> our <br /> A citizens who leek t r leadership and pledge ofcal E <br /> responsibility thatwe are part of the solution and not aspart o the <br /> PrOble <br /> m t present y xith a balanced budget developed with <br /> Council partvcipetion of 566.3 million for 19 <br />