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In 2004 local government officials representing 56 towns across 18 states participated in a gateway community economic development policy survey. The results from these survey findings have been aggregated into a set of comprehensive charts. Survey charts provide an overview of current and past economic development trends in gateway communities. The charts likewise provide information about the roles that local governments can and do play in fostering economic development.

Profile of Participating Gateways Communities
Population Growth Trends in Gateway Communities Contributing Factors to Population Growth Contributing Factors to Population Decline Socio Economic Mix of Gateway Communities Tax Revenue Trends in Gateway Communities Gateway Communities Tax Mechanisms Adequacy of Local Tax Base State Mandated Tax Caps on Local Communities
Community Economic Development Charts
Expanded Service Role of Gateways Communities in Recreational Tourism Gateway Communities Working to Become a Tourism Place of Destination Gateway Community Provision of Recreational Tourism Amenities Gateway Community Success in Becoming a Place of Destination Local Government Tools Used to Spur Economic Development Local Government Role in Nurturing Indigenous Business Startups Local Government-Private Economic Development Parterning Local Government Role in Promoting High Technology
Historic Community Economic Development Trend Charts
Historic Importance of Resources Extraction in Local Economy Historic Economic Activities Linked to Resources Extraction Importance of Resource Extraction Today in Local Economy Contributors to Decline of Resources Extraction Importance Historic Importance of Recreational Tourism in Local Economy Importance of Recreational Tourism in Local Economy Today Factors Contributing to Growing Importance of Recreational Tourism
Influences of Local Government and Community Attitudes on Economic Development
Local Government Leadership Role in Economic Development Planning Citizen Accepted Components of Local Economy Citizen Consensus in Local Economic Development Planning Importance of Quality of Life Issues in Gateway Communities
Intergovernmental Relations with Non-Public Land Partners (Public and Private Organizations
IGR Agreements with Non-Public Land Agencies Areas of IGR Cooperation with Non-Public Land Agencies Local Government Grant Applications by Source Local Government Success in Securing Grant Monies mportance of Grants as Local Government Funding Component
Intergovernmental Relations with Public Land Managers
Types of Public Lands Adjacent to Gateways Communities Quality of IGR Relationships Areas of IGR Cooperation Public Land Costs on Gateway Communities

Dr. Rick Kurtz kurtz1rs@cmich.edu

Political Science Department ♦ Central Michigan University ♦ 247 Anspach Hall ♦
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