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By Allison Marlow
Increased accessibility to childcare, especially after normal working hours. More affordable housing and mental healthcare facilities. Reliable broadband connectivity.
These are among the issues the Baldwin County Chamber Coalition has listed on its 2021 legislative agenda, a slate of concerns that county leaders believe need to be addressed to improve life for all residents.
This is the second year the county’s five Chambers of Commerce have worked together to poll members and set one list of priorities for the year. Organizers say the collaboration has helped to carry the county through the trials of 2020.
“I believe one thing that has made a tremendous difference is our respective communities and service areas seeing us working together - the ripple effect of witnessing competing entities collaborating for the common good of the whole community can only be a good thing, especially considering the trials and tribulations our area experienced wit