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Objective 2. <br />Objective 3. <br />Capture an increasing share of the opportunities for value-added agriculture <br />in food manufacturing, bio-fuels, and the burgeoning industries utilizing <br />agricultural products as a feedstock. <br />Create opportunities for new investment in agricultural operations and <br />support industries. <br />Goal 4. Promote sustainable development initiatives. <br />Objective 1. <br />Objective 2. <br />Objective 3. <br />Objective 4. <br />Objective 5. <br />Goal 5. Create <br />toward its goal <br />Objective 1. <br />Objective 2. <br />Objective 3. <br />Encourage the establishment and use of eco-industrial parks to maximize the <br />environmental, economic and cultural connections between development and <br />community health. <br />Increase the value of Stearns County economic production by ensuring that <br />operations sustain natural resources, increase the use of efficient modes of <br />transport such as rail, and access local markets. <br />Encourage and promote the use of "green" architecture design principles <br />that minimize impacts to the natural and cultural environments and reduce long_ <br />run risk to businesses. <br />Encourage revitalization of the traditional downtown areas throughout the <br />County to create walkable, sustainable, appealing communities that reflect the <br />unique character of Stearns County cities. <br />Encourage the appropriate development and use of electricity from wind <br />energy as a means of substituting underutilized local renewablc resources for <br />non-renewable, non -local, energy sources. <br />a range of economic development programs and tools that move the County <br />s. <br />Encourage efficient expansion of public infrastructure by municipal <br />governments to keep debt payments, maintenance costs and tax burdens low. <br />Use creative and selective tax abatement agreements to encourage expansion <br />in appropriate locations and to encourage linking of economic investment to the <br />county labor force. <br />Continue to create cooperative efforts for economic development among <br />Stearns County municipalities and multi -city promotions to maximize the synergy <br />of each comrnunity's economic assets. <br />