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November 2,2011 <br /> o Suspending annual contributions to the police and fire <br /> are insion funds for 2012.still on track to be fogy funded byen with the teaction,the es <br /> he year 2025. <br /> As the job market remains weak,our economic development efforts become <br /> increasingly important.This recession has been particularly hard en <br /> families and individuals who have lost their livelihoods as businesses have <br /> downsized or dosed altogether.While we cannot reduce the <br /> unemployment rate in our area by adding to the City's workforce,me can <br /> create an environment that is conducive to economic growth and serve as a <br /> strong advocate to further the interests of our business community. <br /> Our efforts to create a positive business environment focus on financial <br /> incentives,such as the EMO tax credit for new and expanding businesses; <br /> providing a well-maintained infrastructure that enables people and goods <br /> to move about efficiently within the City,maintaining a first-class,ample <br /> water supply,and making sure that we encourage rather than impede <br /> quality development with efficient permitting processes and an effective <br /> zoning code. <br /> Examples of our more recent efforts on behalf of our local business <br /> community include waking with state and federal legislators to help win <br /> the Boeing tanker bid,which will create jobs and enhance growth in the <br /> local aerospace industry;encouraging the Navy to replace the departing <br /> U55 Lincoln with the USS Nimiz,which will help preserve Naval Station <br /> Everetts important presence in our community;successfully recruiting <br /> AVTEC and Tech Aerospace to the Merrill Creek area;and making <br /> Important progress toward our goal of establishing a four-year university <br /> in Everett with legislation that awarded administration of University Center <br /> to Washington State University. <br /> Our work to retain family wage jobs and encourage business expansion <br /> continues with our support of the sale of Kimberly-Clark's Everett plant, <br /> partldpation in the pursuit of the net generation of Boeing's 737,and <br /> alive,ongoing efforts to convince many other highly sought-after <br /> companies to make Everett their location of choice. <br /> 300 <br />