Michael Jordan and Councilor Rex Burkholder met Aug. 20 with the board of directors of the Columbia Corridor Association, a non-profit business association dedicated to promoting and enhancing the economic viability of the Columbia Corridor, to discuss Jordan's Aug. 10 report and recommendations for the development of a Community Investment Strategy.
Jordan's report was well-received by the group. Those in attendance focused more of their questions on how Metro developed its range forecasts for population and employment growth and how it calculates the capacity of the urban growth boundary. Other questions focused on how Metro could encourage and promote greater redevelopment of brownfields within the region to meet future employment needs, and what may happen if the region uses up urban reserves too quickly to leave enough areas left for expansions over the next 50 years.