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Committee member questions who pays for lobbying contracts, says lobbying has produced large federal/state awards
Summary
A committee member said lobbying contracts are paid from individual committee budgets (transportation, stormwater, public works) and credited lobbying with bringing 'tens of millions' in federal and state dollars; the chair acknowledged the county benefits but no formal action followed.
During new business, Unidentified Speaker 4 (committee member) raised questions about who pays for lobbying contracts and the return on that spending.
Unidentified Speaker 4 said, "Last time I checked those lobbying contracts are not paid by the county board. They're paid by certain committees, which would be…
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