Commission approves $20,000 appropriation for economic development after debate
After initial motion for $10,000 failed for lack of a second, the Covington County Commission approved a $20,000 appropriation from contingency to support local economic development work, with commissioners citing ongoing efforts to recruit businesses.
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Commissioners debated how much contingency funding to allocate to the county economic development effort. One commissioner moved to appropriate $10,000 (citing a prior practice of $5,000 per job), but that motion failed for lack of a second. A subsequent motion to appropriate $20,000 carried after a second.
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