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Development chief looks ahead Mesa newcomer sees Gateway airport as key to growth By LINDSAY M BUTLER TRIBUNE Mesa s economic future hmges on careful airport development attracting high salary jobs and encouraging quality redevelop ment according to the city s new economic development^ director Wlham JabTmigr But a strong economic develop ment plan won t matter if the city doesn t have money to spend a prominent East Valley economist says As the city official responsible fijr luring businesses to Mesa Jab juaak must be an expert on all the otherwise upsets — financial and Mesa can offer over other cities lH the Valley and the Southwest po s about cov region Jabjimak relocated from Rich mond Va just more than three months ago — after the Mesa sttion had been vacant or tempo rarily filled for two years One reason the city had difficul ty filling the position is because of its light emphasis on economic de VfJopment in the past said Mesa ^lamber of Commerce president Charlie Deaton It s important that we have the r »ht guy in that position Deaton SSud It s a very critical position l«e city has in my opinion not gwen the kind of attention to that lfcshoufd We re seeing that hope mly change The city originally planned to jpy for Jabjimak s relocation with ajmx of public funds and private dfinations collected by local busi tSfcss consortium the East Valley gCftnership but the deal fell apart aTter media scrutiny The relocation costs — B5 000 in addition to his 142 400 annual salary — now will be East Valley Tribune Circulation: 82951 DMA: Phoenix, AZ ered by the city In an interview Monday Jabjin lak shared his newcomer perspec tive on the city and its economic opportunities When it comes to attracting business Mesa gets the edge with its transportation land outdoor recreation and atmosphere Jab jmiak said It s a big city with a small city feel he said Deaton added quahty of life amenities such as education home prices arts and culture and weather All of those features will come into play as the city drafts its plan for the thousands of mostly unde veloped acres near the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport First be wary of forgetting there are two airports Jabjimak said The city does want to grow general aviation at Falcon Field as well Its focus at Gateway however will be more specific We re looking at Big P pas senger and little c cargo Jabjin aak said With a focus on passenger services at the airport the city will have an opportunity to at tract jobs It s shooting for at least 100 000 high paying positions in such fields as research technol ogy bioscience and health dare And with those higher level jobs the city will be looking to add dining and shopping We want it to be so that you can go to the airport and fly to Dal las for a meeting and be back for dinner he said City leaders are looking to the airport area as an employment hub and a boost to its own econ omy now mostly funded through © Copyright 01/09/2008 East Valley Tribune Cision USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Unlicensed Reproduction, Sale or Republication Prohibited. City: Mesa State: AZ sales tax revenue Mesa is one of the few cities poised to capitalize on its local air port and could follow the trend set by the Scottsdale Airpark employ ment hub said Tom Rex Arizona State University professor of state and metro Phoenix economy With affordable housing prox imity to ASU Polytechnic and capacity for commercial flights Mesa could really take a jump ahead Rex said But the city s ongoing financial struggle could hinder its economic development potential Rex said When you don t have much money you re not spending and not building infrastructure that companies want to see he said You get what you pay for The people of Mesa aren t willing to pay for more taxes and more city services so that dictates the na ture of the community Jabjimak said garnering more sales tax revenue isn t necessarily his purpose My focus is on bringing qual ity jobs he said On the western side of the city Jab mlak won t say exactly what he has planned for downtown Mesa just that he wants to make it a destination point The wide streets are not pe destrian friendly he said We need to get people out of their cars One ofthe keys to that develop ment will be the extension of light rail if the city decides to expand its reach into downtown Mesa Mesa has a center line planned for light rail Jabjimak said Main Street has a median — there your light rail Do a loop around and there is vacant land Downtown and other older Account: 2565G0 Date: 01/09/2008 Pub Num: AZD71 Section/Page: a3 Page Count: 1 / 2 RefNo: 335337
East Valley Tribune Circulation: 82951 DMA: Phoenix, AZ parts of Mesa will benefit greatly from adaptive uses he aid Redevelopment is not a nasty word he said We just need to work with the community to fig ure out what s missing © Copyright 01/09/2008 East Valley Tribune Cision USA, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Unlicensed Reproduction, Sale or Republication Prohibited. City: Mesa State: AZ Account: 2565G0 Date: 01/09/2008 Pub Num: AZD71 Section/Page: a3 Page Count: 2 / 2 RefNo: 335337
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