Amador County – Members of two economic development organizations signed a joint resolution last week to form a single economic development organization, and to create a private-public organization to generate revenue to fund development actions in Amador County.

Amador County Board of Supervisors in the past has urged the two groups to team up together and work together. During a meeting of the Amador County Business Council last Thursday, Dec. 15, Sutter Amador Hospital CEO Anne Platt, president of the Business Council signed a joint resolution with Doug Ketron, president of the Amador Economic Development Corporation. The resolution of intent by AEDC and the ACBC “is to form a single economic development entity.”

The resolution noted that the two groups “recognize that the most effective economic development efforts can be best achieved by a unified economic development entity.” It noted that the “present challenges and obstacles to economic development are such that new and expanded effort is necessary, with new and different approaches.”

The resolution stated that “a private/public partnership with participation and support from private and local government sectors of the community will be the basis for a stronger financial and organizational effort.”

In the resolution, the Amador County Business Council and Amador Economic Development Corporation agree to “combine AEDC and ACBC’s new economic development effort as a single, economic development organization for Amador County,” and to “establish a private/public organization with a secure, broad-based revenue stream, adequate to fund strong economic development actions.”

Also Thursday, members of the Amador County Business Council attended the Amador County LAFCO meeting and encouraged the Commission to approve Plymouth’s request for a Sphere of Influence amendment. Jim Conklin, ACBC Executive Director, delivered a letter of support, saying its members voted unanimously on Nov. 17 to request LAFCO to approve the sphere of influence amendment and annexation of the properties.

Conklin told LAFCO: “We need a shot in the arm not only for Plymouth, but for a number of areas in Amador County.” He said: “We strongly support the annexation and sphere of influence amendment.”

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.