Watching the Escanaba City Council meeting gives you insight into the nature and activities of a town. In this meeting there were a number of agenda items that could impact the activities and employment opportunities of the area. I'm kind of curious what is going on with Northern Machine and whether it is expanding (there are a number of market reasons why it might). The town administration looks as though it takes great consideration over the needs of the town and thinks about its choices in order to help the "livability" of local residents. That is what makes small town live beautiful.
Basic Notes of Meeting
-Discussion on Net Metering: My only general opinion here without looking into detail on the topic is to encourage as much alternative energy sources as possible.
-Some sale of property to a local business Northern Machine. There was some discussion on the creation of new jobs (You can hear 100 jobs in the background. Its still poor audio.) There is a sale of some lots as well. You can take a look at their website Seen Northern Machine. They can build a lot of different things that range from ships/parts to heavy construction.
-Music Mondays from the Bonifas Art Center will continue forward. Music Monday is a free concern for community members. See Music Mondays
A Few Thoughts
I'm working on a cluster theory on how a place like Delta County could be come a green innovative small hub in Michigan through multiple industry investment. See Delta County Multicluster, Delta County Start Ups and see the bigger Transactional Theory.
Its just a theory but it looks like it is closer and closer to becoming closed as a loop. Now, lets squint our eyes and pretend it was reality. It would be helpful to encourage investments through redesigning websites, fun activities in a vibrant downtown, having someone to coordinated business interest, attracting new down town store fronts (micro tourist manufacturing like snowshoes, golf clubs, candles, equestrian, etc...), ship building (Navy and military), etc... A few design and small batch prototype manufacturing, distribution, etc...
We often think things like this can't happen but when we look at the global trends in returning manufacturing, Great Lakes Shipping, military needs, and eco-tourism interests we find that Delta County (Escanaba and Gladstone) are ripe because the right type of coordinated investment can lead to more jobs locally as well as greater innovations that impact the supply chain in certain industries. The way in which we would do this would not fundamentally change the "character" of the town but would enhance it to its full beauty and functionality through better market alignment.
You can get a better idea of the agenda and various topics. See June 17th, 2021 Agenda and See Escanaba Prior Meetings
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