The ‘public-private partnership developmental group’ Davidson Vision will cease to exist Jan. 31.
So exactly what did Davidson Vision do?
The group’s work caught the attention of Newell Clark, Lexington’s newly elected mayor, who served as co-chairman of Davidson Vision’s board for three years.
“So many people asked what did Davidson Vision do,” Clark explained. “We’re kind of the silent partner, really. We were a catalyst, we joined forces. But at the end of the day, the focus on leadership was what you heard about. These initiatives will live on. The K-14 initiative, that will live on, the rebranding initiative, that will live on, the Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy initiative will live on.”
The group also commissioner a report on a proposed merger of Davidson County’s three school systems, an issue that’s been debated for some time now.
Still, this was taxpayers’ money funding a group whose mission was a mystery to the average citizen. There are way too many as it is —certainly Greensboro could do away with one or more of its-pseudo-economic development groups.
