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2019 PERFORMANCE REPORT EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report Elevating the Eastern Upper Peninsula: The Eastern Upper Peninsula’s 2015-2019 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy i INTRODUCTION This report will serve as the annual performance report and update of the Eastern Upper Peninsula’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Elevating the Eastern Upper Peninsula: 2015- 2019 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy & Regional Prosperity Plan. This annual performance report and update is required of regions that receive federal funding to develop a CEDS. This document was produced by the Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission (EUPRPDC). EUPRPDC is the district organization for the eastern Upper Peninsula, one of fourteen Economic Development Administration (EDA)-recognized Economic Development Districts in Michigan. Funding to produce this document comes from EDA and from the three counties that comprise the Eastern Upper Peninsula Economic Development District—Chippewa County, Luce County, and Mackinac County. To view the 2015 – 2019 CEDS, click here or type in this address to your web browser: http://www.eup-planning.org/PDF/RPI-CEDS/Plans/Elevating%20The%20EUP_EUPRPDC.pdf EUPRPDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Luce County Mackinac County Chippewa County Other Colleen Duflo James Hill Joe Dobrowolski Dr. Kimberly Muller Bill Henry Alex Iseri Conor Egan Jeff Holt Jennifer James- Mike Patrick Kelly Freeman Brad Neumann Mesloh Dean Reid Don McLean Kevin Erickson Mark Clymer Jim Moore Richard Timmer EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report i PLACEHOLDER FOR RESOLUTION EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Regional Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Data Update .......................................................................................................................................... 1 2018 Highlights ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Looking Ahead … ................................................................................................................................... 4 Economic Development Blueprint ................................................................................................................ 5 Focus Area: Education ........................................................................................................................... 6 Focus Area: Economic and Workforce Development ........................................................................... 7 Focus Area: Health Care ...................................................................................................................... 10 Focus Area: Tourism and Natural Resources ...................................................................................... 12 Focus Area: Agriculture and Local Food Systems ............................................................................... 14 Focus Area: Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 17 The Projects ................................................................................................................................................ 19 New Projects ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Priority Projects ................................................................................................................................... 23 Project In Need of Funding ................................................................................................................. 25 Projects Planned with Funding ........................................................................................................... 27 Transportation Projects ...................................................................................................................... 29 Completed Projects ............................................................................................................................. 31 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Appendix 1: Acronym Reference ........................................................................................................ 32 Appendix 2: Public Involvement ......................................................................................................... 32 Appendix 3: REDAC Membership ........................................................................................................ 33 EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report 1 REGIONAL OVERVIEW DATA UPDATE An estimated 54,902 people make the Eastern Upper Peninsula their home. Forty-one local units of government (three counties, three cities, two federally-recognized tribes, two villages, and thirty-one townships) provide services to these residents. Elevating the Eastern Upper Peninsula contains a thorough overview of the demographic characteristics, and in every update a particular data set has been presented to deepen understanding of the region. In 2018, a comprehensive health data report, The Upper Peninsula Community Needs Health Assessment, 2018,1 was completed by the Western U.P. Health Department in collaboration with 31 community partners, including all six U.P. health departments, hospitals and clinics, behavioral health agencies, regional planners, health foundations, and major funder the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. This data represents the most detailed and accurate data available, and highlights, in many cases for the first time, particular challenges and priorities for our rural region. In terms of economic development, we can now better understand how and what kind of growth will best meet the needs of our communities. Adult Health Survey Results by Percentage Much of the data was gathered through an 35 Adult Health Survey, 30 which revealed some 25 surprising realities and 20 captured the highest priorities for county 15 residents. As illustrated 10 in the chart to the left, 5 fewer residents of 0 Mackinac and Chippewa Unable to Access Healthcare No Routine Checkup in Past No Dental Care Past 12 Counties are unable to Due to Cost 12 Months months access healthcare due to Chippewa County Luce County Mackinac County State Of Michigan cost, however Chippewa County has no correlating decrease in the percentage of residents that have not had a routine checkup and both counties have a higher percentage of residents that have not received dental care in the previous 12 months. In Luce County, 21.3% of residents are unable to access healthcare due to cost, 8.5% more than the State average, but their residents had the lowest percentage of residents going without dental care. These numbers indicate that factors beyond cost have a significant impact on where and when people access healthcare. Given the rural nature of our region, availability of services and transportation may also be significant barriers. 1 The Upper Peninsula Community Health Needs Assessment 2018 can be downloaded at www.wupdhd.org/upchna EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report 1 The Needs Assessment also examines the Social Determinants of Health, which incorporates economic, educational, and social data with healthcare access and an understanding of the built environment to situate individual health outcomes in a comprehensive context. The breakdown to the left shows how health outcomes vary between household income brackets, and the chart below shows the percentage of households in correlating income brackets in Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac Counties and the State of Michigan.2 While there may be some local variation, comparing the two gives us a sense of the health outcomes for families in our region. Across all categories, outcomes correlate with household income. All counties in our region have a greater percentage of households living off less than $50,0000 a year. Thus, it is likely that a 1 greater portion of our community is suffering Household Income by Percent from poor health outcomes than the state 100% average would demonstrate. These disparities 80% are evident in every measurement examined in the report. Elevating the Eastern Upper 60% Peninsula lays out a plan to bring greater 40% prosperity throughout the region, and several 20% health outcomes related directly to strategies 0% in the plan. Chippeaw Luce County Mackinac State of County County Michigan A successful business environment requires a healthy workforce. Nearly 60% of Eastern Less than $25,000 $25,000-$49,999 $50,000 or greater 2 Source: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates EUPRPDC CEDS 2018 Performance Report 2 Upper Peninsula residents are at greater risk for poor mental and physical health, which can greatly impact quality of work and ability to maintain employment. For example, 4% of the under $25,000 household income bracket have received