| County |
Town of Bethlehem |
| Contact person |
Judith Kehoe, Comptroller, 518-439-4955 |
| Case descriptions |
Case 2: Cooperative Economic Development |
| Forms of restructuring |
intermunicipal cooperation |
| Specific services affected |
economic development |
| Year started |
1993 |
| Partners |
the Town; AlbanyCo. Partnership |
| Primary goal |
to streamline site selection and approval process for new business |
| Barriers |
residents concerns about businesses' impacts become a significant obstacle, creating lengthy delays and substantial costs to new businesses |
| Benefits |
create receptive atmosphere for businesses, to ultimately strengthen the commercial tax base, reducing residential tax burden |
| Impact on budget |
enables town to maintain a stable tax rate |
| Impact on labor |
minimal - services provided by existing staff |
| Key contact |
Sheila Fuller, Supervisor, 518-439-4955 ext 164 |
