Wakulla Economic Development Survey

Wakulla County Economic Development Council Business Strategy Survey

The Wakulla County EDC is working with Opportunity Florida to gauge and improve the business climate in Wakulla County. Please answer each of the questions as completely as possible. This survey will serve as a basis for a new Strategic Business Plan for our organization.

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* 1. Vision - Check the three (3) terms that you would most like to see characterize Wakulla County's economy.

Diversified

Vibrant

Stable

Strong

Sustainable

Growing

Balanced

Flexible

Durable

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Check three (3) principles (strategies) that you think are most important in guiding Wakulla County's on-going economic and business development efforts.

Job Creation

Retention of Existing Jobs

Recruiting businesses from outside the community

Growing existing businesses

Creating a business-friendly climate

Fostering government-business cooperation

Concentrating on high-wage / high-skills jobs

Creating economic diversity

Fostering environmental sensitivity

Target specific business or industry sector

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* 3. Rank each of the following conditions to indicate the extent that you feel it is a strength or weakness of our county's economic development situation.

	Major Weakness	Weakness	Neutral	Strength	Major Strength
Community-wide support for economic development	Community-wide support for economic development Major Weakness	Community-wide support for economic development Weakness	Community-wide support for economic development Neutral	Community-wide support for economic development Strength	Community-wide support for economic development Major Strength
County government support for business recruitment and development	County government support for business recruitment and development Major Weakness	County government support for business recruitment and development Weakness	County government support for business recruitment and development Neutral	County government support for business recruitment and development Strength	County government support for business recruitment and development Major Strength
City support for business recruitment and development	City support for business recruitment and development Major Weakness	City support for business recruitment and development Weakness	City support for business recruitment and development Neutral	City support for business recruitment and development Strength	City support for business recruitment and development Major Strength
Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation)	Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation) Major Weakness	Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation) Weakness	Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation) Neutral	Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation) Strength	Existing (physical) infrastructure's ability to support economic development (water, sewer, transportation) Major Strength
Sufficient local labor force to support economic development	Sufficient local labor force to support economic development Major Weakness	Sufficient local labor force to support economic development Weakness	Sufficient local labor force to support economic development Neutral	Sufficient local labor force to support economic development Strength	Sufficient local labor force to support economic development Major Strength
Quality of the labor force to support economic development	Quality of the labor force to support economic development Major Weakness	Quality of the labor force to support economic development Weakness	Quality of the labor force to support economic development Neutral	Quality of the labor force to support economic development Strength	Quality of the labor force to support economic development Major Strength
Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies	Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies Major Weakness	Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies Weakness	Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies Neutral	Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies Strength	Support of economic development by key collaborative organizations such as utility companies, school system, colleges, and private sector companies Major Strength

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* 4. Does Wakulla County have any GEOGRAPHIC or NATURAL RESOURCES that are economic development ASSETS?

Yes

If you answered "Yes", please explain

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* 5. Does Wakulla County offer PROXIMITY to TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 6.
Do you feel there are any aspects of Wakulla County's CLIMATE or GEOGRAPHIC location that are drawbacks or disadvantages to business recruitment?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 7. Does Wakulla County offer UNIQUE, quality educational opportunities at the K-12 level?

Yes

Please elaborate on your response

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* 8. Does Wakulla County offer quality educational opportunities at the Post Secondary level?

Yes

What are those opportunities

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* 9. Please list Wakulla County's five (5) best ASSETS or ADVANTAGES for achievement of business recruitment and development.

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* 10. Please list Wakulla County's top five (5) obstacles or disadvantages with regard to achieving business recruitment and development success.

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* 11. Thoughts about taxes and fiscal tools for business recruitment and business development

	Yes	No
Do you feel that personal, property and business tax rates and fees in Wakulla County are competitive with respect to business recruitment?	Do you feel that personal, property and business tax rates and fees in Wakulla County are competitive with respect to business recruitment? Yes	Do you feel that personal, property and business tax rates and fees in Wakulla County are competitive with respect to business recruitment? No
Do you feel that Wakulla County would support a tax or fee earmarked to provide resources for business recruitment and development?	Do you feel that Wakulla County would support a tax or fee earmarked to provide resources for business recruitment and development? Yes	Do you feel that Wakulla County would support a tax or fee earmarked to provide resources for business recruitment and development? No

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* 1. Vision - Check the three (3) terms that you would most like to see characterize Wakulla County's economy.

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* 2. Check three (3) principles (strategies) that you think are most important in guiding Wakulla County's on-going economic and business development efforts.

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* 3. Rank each of the following conditions to indicate the extent that you feel it is a strength or weakness of our county's economic development situation.

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* 4. Does Wakulla County have any GEOGRAPHIC or NATURAL RESOURCES that are economic development ASSETS?

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* 5. Does Wakulla County offer PROXIMITY to TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS?

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* 6. Do you feel there are any aspects of Wakulla County's CLIMATE or GEOGRAPHIC location that are drawbacks or disadvantages to business recruitment?

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* 7. Does Wakulla County offer UNIQUE, quality educational opportunities at the K-12 level?

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* 8. Does Wakulla County offer quality educational opportunities at the Post Secondary level?

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* 9. Please list Wakulla County's five (5) best ASSETS or ADVANTAGES for achievement of business recruitment and development.

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* 10. Please list Wakulla County's top five (5) obstacles or disadvantages with regard to achieving business recruitment and development success.

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* 11. Thoughts about taxes and fiscal tools for business recruitment and business development

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Do you feel there are any aspects of Wakulla County's CLIMATE or GEOGRAPHIC location that are drawbacks or disadvantages to business recruitment?