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EMPHASIS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />A clear mandate for economic development in the areas of Renewable Energy (86 percent), Aquaculture <br />(74 percent), Agriculture (73 percent), and Ecotourism (64 percent). These areas of development were <br />viewed as not only opportunities to expand our economy, but to become more self sustainable with little <br />negative impact on our environment. <br />Development, in and of itself, was not viewed as a viable economic development tool, with 50 percent of <br />the respondents wanting LESS development. Construction Development and Research Development were <br />viewed with marginal interest, with Construction a clear split between folks who wanted this area to stay <br />the same (36 percent)and those who wanted to see less (36 percent). Research received ambiguous <br />results, with about a quarter of the respondents wanting more, less, and the same amount. <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY <br />MORE <br />SAME <br />LESS <br />NO RESPONSE <br />Renewable Energy <br />86% <br />5 % <br />1 % <br />6% <br />Aquaculture <br />74% <br />14% <br />4% <br />8% <br />Agriculture <br />73 % <br />16% <br />2 % <br />9% <br />Health & Wellness <br />69% <br />20% <br />1 % <br />10% <br />Small Business <br />66% <br />19% <br />4% <br />10% <br />Ecotourism <br />64% <br />23 % <br />4% <br />8% <br />High Technology <br />61 % <br />23 % <br />5% <br />10% <br />Light Industry <br />36% <br />36% <br />13 % <br />14% <br />Fishing Industry <br />29% <br />42% <br />17% <br />12 % <br />Tourism <br />28% <br />48% <br />16% <br />7% <br />Research <br />25 % <br />29% <br />25 % <br />20% <br />Construction <br />14% <br />36% <br />36% <br />13 % <br />Development <br />14% <br />25 % <br />50% <br />10% <br />Vii <br />