international aspects of development, making certain or smaller and minority business have a better shob at what we do in terms of the local economy. all of those things i think now should be moved in align with the business community so they're at the table, in fact leading the charge in terms of economic development in montgomery county. this is a model that is in place in many other jurisdictions. i think it's time now for us to go in that direction, and i think that we're going to have a different approach to it that would help us to not only deal with some challenges that we have in terms of perception but take advantage of opportunities that are still out there. >> you've had the resignation of your long-time economic chief really. so this is allowing for new ideas to come in. >> yes. he did a wonderful job. he wants to go in a different direction. after he decided to leave, i said let's take a look not just at replacing steve, but how we look at economic development overall. this is an opportunity for us to do so. >>> one of the tragedies we've seen in our region and around the co