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Councilman Kaneko questions county-paid Chamber memberships and whether the Chamber is a lobbying organization
Summary
Councilman Kaneko pressed the economic development office on whether the New Castle County Chamber is a lobbying organization and raised concerns about using taxpayer funds for memberships; Jeff Berman described the Chamber as a partner for small-business services, and Councilman Toole said he had an ethics decision on council membership to share.
During the question period of the Dec. 2 New Castle County Economic Development Subcommittee meeting, Councilman Kaneko challenged the county's practice of paying for Chamber memberships and asked whether the New Castle County Chamber should be considered a lobbying organization.
Kaneko said he was uncomfortable with the county using taxpayer money "to pay for organizations…
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