What is a CEDS, County Economic Development Strategy?
The Western U.P. Planning and Development Region published a narrative Keweenaw 2000, Economic Adjustment Strategy for Keweenaw County in May, 1997, which listed projects that each township within the county felt were needed for improving economic stability. Since that time, the county has annually updated the status of projects to incorporate into the Community Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) which is required by EDA for funding eligibility. The 2007 projects submitted for funding consideration include: Renovate/Rehab Former Calumet Air Force Radar Station, Mt. Bohemia Ski Hill/Lac La Belle Courthouse Improvements, Industrial Park, Construct Infrastructure (Allouez Twp) Also, the Friends of the Land of Keweenaw (FOLK) issued a comprehensive report covering the Keweenaw Peninsula: Investing in the Keweenaw’s Future – Moving Towards Sustainable Development, a progressive report which introduced the concepts of sustainability that are now widely accepted. Why do we want an Economic
