Budget committee asks chamber to explain expenditures
After months of requests, Thomas Skibinski from the Union County Chamber of Commerce addressed the county budget committee on May 27. The committee inquired as to how the chamber was spending the more than $80K contributed to the chamber from the occupancy (hotel-motel) tax. Skibinski listed the total amount on tourism but did not explain individual project expenditures. When asked about Thunder in the Park, he and Mayor Bailey explained that fireworks could no longer be launched behind Trinity Funeral Home due to the new housing development.