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County Committed To 'Single Point

Of Contact' On Ec-Dev, Clark Says

Kathy Clark, chair, Otsego Countyk Board of Representatives
Kathy Clark, chair, Otsego Countyk Board of Representatives

By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com

Rep. Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, said today the county is not ready to participate in the IDA’s  “single point of contact” approach to economic development right now, but she intends that it will.

“In no way did I intend it to be interpreted that we don’t want to do a one-stop shop,” said Clark.  “I don’t want it to appear that we’re going to be in the ivory tower again – because that didn’t work for us.  We can’t have all these silos.”

Still, three issues have slowed the county, Clark said:

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