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ziani Proposes Development Bill

rn^l September '83

I L D W 0 0 D - Mnblyman Guy F. Mui introduced legislation yesterday to create a Coun tu Economic Development Emergency Assistance d, which would assist dies wijh particularly higf^ unemployment rates 'acting private investment >111 would approprii te $3 million from eGeneral Fund, ini said a qualified would be one in he average annual unemptoyment rate is at times that of the {eneral According to stath Department of Labor f gurcs for 1962, that nclude Cape May, Cumberland.

/ \Jrate of unemployment for the entire state is 9.0%. Assistance to county economic development departmehts may be awarded as loans or direct grants, to defraying not more than 50 percent of the costs of a pjogram or programs undertaken by the economic development offices. In addition, the bill calls for the state Department of Economic Development to provide technical assistance to county economic departments, Muziani said. Financial and technical assistance provided in the bill would be available to appropriate county economic development offices for/programs which

those offices are authorized to undertake including: • research on county economy, • assembly and distribution of information which is useful to business and industry. •provision of information related to economic

development to county and municipal planning boards. • public relations and information activities, and • the general promotion of county economic development in cooperation with public and private entities.

Craft Show At Center

COURT HOUSE - A Craft Show and Flea Market will be held 9-5 p.m. Sunday, by the Cape May Care Center, on Rt. 9, behind the Cape May Historical Museum. Local craft dealers will be displaying their work for the public. A variety of

crafts and items can be purchased such as plants, Christmas ornaments, leather goods, macrame. crocheted items, and fine bead work. The show which will benefits the Activity Department.