The CEDS Strategy Committee concluded its final 2025 meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd, by finalizing crucial steps to launch the 2025 CEDS Annual Update Report and ensuring broad community engagement. This report is a foundation for securing significant funding for our region, and the Committee needed the community’s expertise and feedback to ensure the report’s findings and strategies are robust, actionable, and aligned with the region’s needs. The Council invited all stakeholders to participate in the 30-day public comment period for the draft report, which began October 22nd and concluded on November 22nd at 5pm.
Following the close of the comment period, and with public comments implemented as needed, the final CEDS Annual Update Report was approved. The approved report can be found here: CEDS 2025 Annual Update.