Marshall eyes county cash for economic development

By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror Nov 09, 2012

NORTH SIMCOE – Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall wants Simcoe County’s next budget to include funding for individual municipal economic development.

He said he would like to see each community represented on county council receive $50,000 annually over the next two years.

“Everybody’s doing economic development and tourism,” Marshall said, pointing out giving each of the county’s 16 municipalities $50,000 each year could be $800,000 very well spent. “Municipalities could use it for whatever they might wish.”

The mayor said he plans to bring forward a formal motion on the concept at the county’s corporate services committee meeting later this month.