By Craig Westcott
Former Harris Centre head Dr. Robert Greenwood has been tapped to help the Town of CBS develop a strategic plan.
The former director of the Memorial University think tank will be paid $28,185 plus HST.
Councillor-at-large Christine Butler said Greenwood Consulting was the winning bidder of a limited call to consulting companies for the service.
"Each year, council sets its short-term priorities for our annual budget process," Butler said. "Of course, we also have medium and longer-term priorities. Council has decided to formally document our plans for a slightly longer planning horizon by preparing a strategic plan to guide our actions and expenditures for the next three to five years."
Three companies answered the Town's call for services, Butler said.
"After internal evaluation Greenwood Consulting ranked highest," she added. "Dr. Robert Greenwood will be leading this project. He is a former deputy minister of regional economic development; he was also the founding director of the Leslie Harris Centre for regional policy and development at Memorial University and has extensive experience with economic development and strategic planning. We look forward to working with Dr. Greenwood over the coming months."
