Abbotsford will not be paying its annual dues to the Clark County Economic Development Corporation this year after the city council voted Monday to withhold funding for 2020.The vote to deny the $3,397 in dues was a close one, 4-3, with one member absent.
Alds. Jim Weix, Roger Weideman, Brent Faber and Lori Huther voted to withhold the funding, while Alds. Dennis Kramer, Dale Rachu and Frankie Soto voted against the motion. Ald. Mason Rachu was not in attendance.
Council members who voted to deny the funding said they felt like the CCEDC has not done enough to promote business development in Abbotsford.
“I think we can get by without it. I don’t know for sure, but we’ve got a good team here that’s aggressive about getting industry in,” said Ald. Weideman, referring to city officials’ efforts to bring in new businesses.
Ald. Weix agreed. ...
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Ken Notes: This is what I am talking about -- and it is wrong, WEDC can do something to help without taking over the role of the local EDO here.
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