School of Environment and Natural Resources Adapting to ShaleBased Development through a Countywide Approach Lessons Learned from Jefferson County Ohio Outline and Overview Jefferson County in Historical ID: 721714
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Joe
Campbell, PhD Research Associate School of Environment and Natural Resources
Adapting to Shale-Based Development through a Countywide Approach: Lessons Learned from Jefferson County, Ohio Slide2
Outline and Overview Jefferson County in Historical Context MethodsRe-visioning Development in the CountyArrival of ShaleStrategic PlanningLessons LearnedOverview Slide3
Jefferson County in Historical Context Slide4
Methodology Analyzed government economic and fiscal dataHistorical research and document analysis60+ newspaper articles, meeting minutes 19 interviews and meeting attendanceAll levels of government, NGOs, former elected officials, active citizens, business leaders Slide5
Jefferson County, Ohio Slide6
Jefferson County, Ohio Slide7
Steubenville is county seat 40 minute drive from Pittsburgh County population: 69,709 Steubenville population: 19,015 Part of Weirton-Steubenville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Jefferson County, OhioSlide8
Percent of county residents employed in manufacturing Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 1990-2011Population lossFiscal problemsIsolation from cultural and economic activities in Pittsburgh area during the 1980s and 1990s (Dieterich-Ward 2010) Slide9
Re-Visioning Development Slide10
Re-Visioning Development 2008/20092012 Countywide Leadership Network Slide11Slide12
October 2011 the Board of County Commissioners nominate representatives to form “Jefferson County Oil & Gas Committee” to:create awarenessassess challenges related to growthdevelop communications within the industries and government Slide13
October 2011 the Board of County Commissioners nominate representatives to form “Jefferson County Oil & Gas Committee” to:create awarenessassess challenges related to growthdevelop communications within the industries and government Slide14
15 citizen committee representing:real estate environmentemergency services hotel and lodgingprofessional servicesoil and gas industry workforce developmenteducationhospitalsinfrastructuremunicipalities townshipsthree at-large citizen representatives Slide15
15 citizen committee representing:real estate environmentemergency services hotel and lodgingprofessional servicesoil and gas industry workforce developmenteducationhospitalsinfrastructuremunicipalities townshipsthree at-large citizen representatives “Support group” created from: Chamber
of Commerce Public/private economic development agency Regional Planning CommissionCounty Engineer Job and Family Services Water and Sewer Department 911 Call Center Community Action Council Educational Services Center Slide16
August 2012Slide17
Early Outcomes Gap Assessment activity lead to identification of areas of high impact/low effort: communication & educationReduced “knowledge gap” and “leveled the playing field” Cross-county networking Built shale development into land use planProject UNITE grant (2012) $50,000 grant award from State of Ohio’s Local Government Innovation FundTo provide unified system for service-delivery to allow multiple sectors (e.g. industry, education) to communicate and collaborate as “an online public matchmaker” “The context and process remain constant; only the content changes. Today it is gas and oil. Tomorrow it may be purchasing fuel, tires, or whatever
.” Slide18
Jefferson County is 8th highest county in Ohio for Utica/Pt. Pleasant Significant lag behind neighboring countiesPort Authority replaced Progress Alliance Funding difficulties Committee on temporary leaveExpect re-formation in next two years (as drilling picks up?) Committee crucial to uniting the townships, county and city on even playing field Relationships paved the way for positive interactions with pipeline companies 2015 Update Slide19
Identify the networks that link your key stakeholders and community leadersLocal governments can affect education and communicationWhich can get local government, business and community residents onto the same page This is important, because…“The industry is a Ferrari, and we’re in a 1980 Ford F-150.” Slide20
Recognize the significant range of circumstances facing county residentsBuild shale development into pre-existing and future economic development and land use plansThis can help communicate with one voice to industry and higher level government