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EDA tables $5,000 SBDC funding request, asks director to appear in September
Summary
The county's EDA heard a one‑time $5,000 request from the Central Region Small Business Development Center to expand services; board members requested a fuller presentation from SBDC director Mike Keane and voted to table the request until September.
The board considered a funding request from the Central Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for a one‑time $5,000 local match to support expanded consulting hours and programming.
Brian summarized the SBDC request and said the center is asking local jurisdictions for $5,000 to be used as local matching funds to leverage more state and federal dollars. He noted the EDA previously budgeted $6,000 for a related online business lab and that the requested $5,000 could be covered in the professional and technical services line item, but board members asked for more detail before committing county funds.
Several members urged Mike Keane, SBDC director, to attend and explain what the additional funds would purchase. Speaker 6 moved to table the item until the SBDC can present; the board approved tabling the request and asked staff to invite Keane to the September meeting for a full briefing.
