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Comprehensive Regional Growth PlanUPDATE November 15, 2007
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Accomplishments to Date
Working groups– Kick-off meeting – June 26th
– Transportation – August 23rd
– K-12 Education – September 18th
– Workforce Development – September 18th
– Aviation – October 3rd
– Higher Education – October 4th
– Transportation – October 9th
– Public Safety – October 12th
– Social Services – November 6th
– Communications Technology – November 6th
– Water and Wastewater – November 13th
– Solid Waste – November 13th
– Hospitality – November 16th
– Quality of Life – November 16th
– Housing – January 3rd (pending)– Healthcare – January (pending)
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Accomplishments to Date
Data Collection– Fort Bragg Efforts
• Military construction• Privatized housing• Active-duty and civilian transitions• Womack and VA hospitals• On-base schools• Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
– FORSCOM Efforts• Quality of Life Survey distributed• Aviation and meeting space requirements
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Accomplishments to Date
Data Collection (cont.)– Community Efforts
• County k-12 school districts• Sustainable Sandhills Regional Planners• Municipal Planning Departments• Police and Emergency Services Departments• Local businesses (9 or more employees)• Regional Land Use Advisory Representatives• Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations• State of North Carolina Representatives• Many others…
Economic Impact
Preliminary Findings
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Initial Task Objective
To identify the annual direct investment through 2015 resulting from Army initiatives, including BRAC, Grow the Army, etc. This information will be used as input into the REMI economic model
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Direct Investment
Payroll– Active military payroll– Army civilian payroll
Construction activity– Military construction (Army Corp. of Engineers)– On-base private housing (Picerne Housing)
New or expanded private investment– Professional services firms– Manufacturing and technology firms– Innovative new firms
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Direct Investment
Increase in active duty payroll– $3.77 billion (cumulative 2006-2015)– 6,259 positions– Refer to handout for more details
Increase in Army civilian payroll– $709.2 million (cumulative 2006-2015)– 2,209 positions
Total increase– $4.46 billion– 8,468 positions
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Direct Investment
Construction dollars spent in the region (2006-2015)– Military construction - $1 billion +– Privatized housing - $550 million
New or expanded private investment (2006-2015)– Professional services firms - $350 million– Manufacturing and technology firms (TBD)– Innovative new firms (TBD)
TOTAL ADD’L INVESTMENT OF OVER $6 BILLION
Next Steps
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Early Deliverables
Profile of Incoming Populations– Income– Education– Family mix
Economic Impact– Direct investment– Indirect spin-off by Tier 1 county– Additional jobs and dollars by Tier 1 county– Industry sector analysis
Housing and Education– “Normal” growth projections and gaps by Tier 1 county– “Direct” growth projections and gaps by Tier 1 county
Workforce Development– Asset mapping (supply side)– Business survey (demand side)
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Schedule
January 3rd – Submit Report of Preliminary Findings (Early Deliverables)
Late January through mid March – Working Group meetings to discuss preliminary findings
Late March through late May - TDA Team develops complete draft of Plan
May 31st - Draft Plan Available for Community Input for 60-90 days
Plan finalized within 60 days of all comments received
