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Project Jumpstart
The Yuma County Chamber of Commerce held a public press conference on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at the Yuma Community Food Bank, at 10:00a.m.
The purpose of the event was to present a proposal to the City of Yuma for an opportunity to help “jumpstart” our local economy by implementing a one-year moratorium on City “Impact Fees”. implementing a one-year moratorium on City “Impact Fees”.
Locally we must step up and establish an environment to generate jobs. We must do what we can to keep Yuma-area residents gainfully employed. It is best that our friends and neighbors have jobs that allow them to put food on their family tables rather than stand in unemployment lines. We need to put the unemployed back to work that will maintain healthy businesses and add to the economic wealth of this community.
We wanted to convince city officials that we cannot ideally stand by and watch the construction and development communities digress even further. We then presented a prepared statement that many organizations had already committed to. Yuma City officials attended and participated.
A subsequent meeting with the Chamber Executive Board and the City took place on Friday, February 13th. Additional discussion took place and we await a decision.
Charitable Donations
Our organization, in keeping with our mission to make Yuma a more pleasant place to live, recently gave $1,000.00 checks each to various charitable organizations.
In the picture:
First row left to right is: John Williams of Hospice of Yuma, Diane Umphress of Amberly’s Place, Ronna Sue Stubbs of Yuma Food Bank and John Townsend of betteryuma.org
Second row Jack Puckett of betteryuma.org and Jonathan Harvey of The Salvation Army of Yuma.
Not Pictured: Myra Garlit of The Crossroads Mission.
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