Opinion ID: 1156159
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Heading: the record in byrd

Text: The record in Byrd abounds with evidence of economic underdevelopment in Florence County, for which 6,000 unemployed citizens had no job in the work place. The unemployment rate for the Pee Dee area, of which Florence is the pivotal county, greatly exceeded that of the State. A disastrous plummet in Florence's relative per capita income in the State from 9th in 1974 to 19th in 1980 was stark evidence of the need for industrial development. The ability of the County to locate only three new industries over the prior ten years was a devastating statistic. Other evidence in Byrd underscored the need for industrial development in Florence County. Ordinance 14-82-83 was enacted by County Council to address these critical economic conditions.