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1868b 11. The healthful environment of the metro area can help attract indus- trial development, hold workers, and attract convention and tourist- related economic activities. The concern for cl air and water is a high priority with area residents. 12. The provision of adequate public facilties and services is necessary for economic development. 13. There are presently inefficiently used resources in the metro area, including land, labor, and secondary waste products, 14. Major employment centers - - include the Eugene ' and Springfield central business districts, the University of Oregon, Sacred Heart Hospital ; the Southern Pacific rail yards, the west Eugene industrial area, the east and south Springfield industrial areas, the Highway 99N indus- trial area, Good.pasture Island, and the Mohawk- Northgate area. 15. The metropolitan economy i's made up of a number of interrelated and important el ements, one of which is construction and con struction- related activities. Construct ion, for example, is essential for all sectors of the economy as well as for the provision of an adequate supply of affordable housing. 16. The mixture _ of commercial and office uses with industrial uses can reduce or enhance the utility of industrial areas for industrial purposes, depending upon circumstances. Uncontrolled mixing creates problems of compatibility, traffic congestion, and may limit the area available for industri al development. Limited mixing subject to clear and objective criteria designed to minimi ze or eliminate incompatibility, traffic problems, and which preserve the area for its primary purpose can � make an industrial area more pl easant, con- venient, economical, and attractive as a place to work or .locate, Goal Broaden, improve, and diversify the metropolitan economy while main- taining or enhancing the environment. nhiprtivpr, I. Improve level, stability., and distribution of per capita income for metropolitan residents. 2. Reduce unemployment in the resident labor force, especially chronic, long -term unemployment. 3. Encourage local residents to develop skills and other educational attributes that would enable them to obtain existing j 4. Promote industrial and commercial development. with local capital, entrepreneurial skills and experience of the residenti labor force, as well as with new light manufacturing companies from o -uts i de the metro area, T T T_R-1 i w w r y