NEW CENTURY PLAN

 FOR THE SPOKANE-KOOTENAI REGION 1

Our Vision

By 2015 the region:

•           will have comprehensive educational opportunities delivered by our educational systems, families and communities who are jointly accountable for globally competitive standards of learning for all.

•           will have an improving and sustainable quality of life where all peoples can flourish.

•           will have healthy and efficient infrastructure that fosters quality residential and business life.

•           will be an internationally competitive region that aggressively advocates business  development and investment that raises our employee compensation levels and lowers the region’s poverty rates.

•           will have local governments that are responsive, efficient, cost-effective and that have regional perspective.

•           will have civic leadership that provides a proactive approach to foster a partnership of business, government and citizens that creates a world-class community in the 21st century.

Key Benchmarks      

The following key benchmarks and goals will be used to measure the region’s progress each year.  Although we have a lot to accomplish over the next 20 years, we expect to see continual improvement along the way.
 

•           The average private-sector earnings per job will exceed the US average by 2000.2

            History -- In 1993 Spokane’s private-sector earnings would have been $740 million higher if earnings per job had been at the US average.  Spokane’s private-sector average earnings per job in constant dollars decreased .26% per year from 1970 - 1993, Kootenai County decreased   .35% per year from 1970 - 1993, Washington state increased .07% per year while the United States increased .2% per year.