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"A Resolution Supporting the Extension of the 200 <br /> Independence County Economic Development Tax ' <br /> (W <br /> RESOLUTION 2013-11-1-1� <br /> WHEREAS, in early 2008,job losses resulting from the recent closu of the GDX <br /> Automotive facility and the impending closure of the White Rodgers facility esulted in an urgent need <br /> for a viable and competitive economic development program for Independen e County, and <br /> WHEREAS, the leadership of the Batesville Area Chamber of Co erce, the City of <br /> Batesville and Independence County formed a joint task force to research ec nomic development <br /> programs used in other areas of the state to determine the best course of acti n for Independence <br /> County which would result in an adequately funded economic development rogram to create, enhance <br /> and retain jobs for our citizens, and <br /> WHEREAS, the task force noted that the success of an economic de elopment program is <br /> critically dependent upon an adequately funded program with a unified appr ach resulting from <br /> collaborative partnerships between the Chamber of Commerce, the City and the County, and <br /> WHEREAS, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, the City o Batesville and <br /> Independence County partnered to propose a county wide, 1/4 cent, sales tax for economic development <br /> which would sunset in five years and would adequately fund a viable econ is development program <br /> for job creation, enhancement and retention, and <br /> WHEREAS, voters in the City of Batesville demonstrated their ov rwhelming support for the <br /> 2008, 1/4 cent, economic development tax with a 76% approval rating helpi g to propel the overall <br /> county wide vote to a 66% favorable margin, and <br /> WHEREAS, since 2009 the Independence County Economic Dev lopment Program has been <br /> successful in securing more than 75 million dollars of private investment i our community resulting in <br /> over 1200 jobs being added, and <br />