Economic Development Spotlighted in City Workshop Thursday

The City of Goose Creek has entered a new era, according to the mayor. 

"This is an important time our city's history," Mayor Michael Heitzler said. He called it.

City Council will meet with the Economic Development Advisory Committee to address economic development. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the city's police department at the municipal center on N. Goose Creek Boulevard. 

Heitzler said Thursday's meeting will help the city develop a strategic, step-by-step plan.

The committee was first formed in 1994 to deal with the turmoil following the Navy Base closure. The committee is seeking "guidance and direction" from city council, according to Heitzler. 

Update 2:30 p.m. May 2: Thursday's meeting is one component of many in a new direction for the city. While the "post-TIF era" is part of the city's new direction, the meeting will largely focus on economic development and whether or not the city will need to create a new committee on that effort.