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McAuliffe of businesses. “You’ve got to help them with the infrastructure,” such as is being done every day in other - states.
“I think we have a better opportunity to get them than other states, but, as I always mention, they tie the governor’s hands. The General Assembly doesn’t give [the governor] enough streamline process.”
Even when speaking about his opposition to the Dillon Rule, McAuliffe focused his criticism on big businesses not being able to set up shop in certain localities due to restrictions.
“I think the Dillon Rule has held us back on job growth...” he said. “You wonder why we haven’t gotten a lot of these big projects. Because of the Dillon Rule and problems around zoning, you have a very hard time putting those [large] parcels together.”
Given more localized authority, he said, school boards and local governments could work more efficiently.
“If we could have some consolidation of school boards working together for bulk purchasing power, I think that would be important, to allow local governments to do this, to save money them-. selves,” McAuliffe said.
“I mean, they know how to do it. They’re living in these, communities. But right . now, you all have to have sep- v arate structures.”
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