How can we ensure that development construction projects employ local people?
Thompson: The unemployment rate was really high when I moved here in the eighties. We had affordable housing in Montford. I don’t know the answer to that. We have federal and state laws. Bailey asks if the questioner is solo or in a crew. Lindsey explains that development doesn’t bring jobs for local people. Bailey: At A/B Tech we have a lot of different trades. The problem have been that there haven’t been enough people to fill the jobs. I don’t think there’s a way to build a barrier. Bothwell: One of my proposals – Something the County can control – Contracts should be given preferentially to local businesses who pay a living wage. The County can make rules about who it contracts with. Get small businesses to come up with a list of things that they buy from outside the county and distribute that among local businesses. Source our products here. Hill: This is right down my alley. We trained 400 apprentice cable splicers down in Florida. In more skilled jobs a super has to have his peo
Related Questions
- What are the challenges and difficulties the city facing in relocating people for the construction of new projects?
- How can local people influence the plans for their town and the location and type of development?
- How many people will be employed in the local area during construction, and in the longer term?
