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<br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - DEVELOPING GOALS <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />THE EVIDENCE THERE IS A LACK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EUGENE <br /> <br /> <br />There is a loss of community identity. <br /> <br />There is growth in homelessness and poverty. <br /> There is an increase in poverty rate. More <br />people need to be subsidized which is leading to an untrained work force. <br /> <br />There is a decreased population ~ the community is seeing a population drop. <br /> The <br />community is seeing fewer people able to buy homes. This leads to a decrease in the local tax <br />base. <br /> <br />Businesses (more than average or comparable) are leaving our city to grow or stay afloat. <br />Businesses with choices choose to locate elsewhere. Existing businesses are moving to other <br />cities and no new businesses locating here. There are vacant buildings and properties and a loss <br />of local business. <br /> <br />There is decreased job loss and increased unemployment. <br /> Decreased job loss, increased <br />unemployment, increased need of social services and unemployment is at 9.5%. There are few <br />large employers and lots of underemployed. The unemployment rate is high and climbing. <br />There is no increase in numbers of those employed in good jobs. <br /> <br />Average pay is lower than comparable communities. <br /> There is a high unemployment rate and <br />lower paying jobs. Many in our community are under employed. There are loss of jobs in the <br />community and the unemployed. Decrease unemployment. Decrease in median income. <br /> <br />There are commercial and retail vacancies downtown. <br />There are office vacancies all over. <br />Downtown is undeveloped and downtown is a disgrace. There is a loss of property values and a <br />reduction in homeowner properties. There are vacancies downtown. <br /> <br /> 14 <br />
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