Vacancies exist on the Ridgefield Economic Development Commission, whose members are appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Applicants should ideally have experience as an attorney, city planner, and/or background in land use. Meetings take place once a month or at least 10 times per year and the term for each member in the Economic Development Commission is one year.
According to the selectmen’s office, “The purpose of the Economic Development Commission is to implement orderly and planned economic development, while still upholding the character of the town of Ridgefield. The commission seeks to involve all agencies, boards, commissions, and departments in the town which are involved or affected by economic development, as well as the residents of the town, in its efforts to promote economic development.
“Some of the responsibilities of the position would include but are not limited to: promoting and encouraging desirable business and commercial firms to locate to the town, acting as a liaison to organized private groups with respect to economic development, consulting and advising appropriate departments and land use agencies of the town on all phases of current business and corporate development in the town, conducting research into the economic conditions and trends in the town, and making recommendations to appropriate local, regional, state and federal officials and agencies, boards and commissions regarding action to improve the town’s economic condition and development.”
Anyone interested in filling a vacancy should contact the office of the First Selectman at 203-431-2774 or selectman@ridgefieldct.org.