At
the January “Port”
board meeting a resolution was passed authorizing an agreement
wherein ATSG, the major air park tenant, and the city of Wilmington
will pay for a contract with a Dayton consulting and lobbying firm to
further the interests of the Air Park. The firm, CBD Advisors LLC
http://www.cbdadvisors.com/
specializes in government relations and business development.
Even
though the Port ended the year financially sound they are asking the
cash strapped City to pony up a $12,500 per year share of the cost of
the development/lobbying contract.
It
seems to me that the CIC, (not to be confused with DWCIC) is the
better candidate for this expense. They are sitting on millions of
idle dollars and have, in the past, donated funds to the Air Park’s
survival.
From
ordinance #1272 February 5,1970
“Designating
the Community Improvement Corporation of Wilmington as the
agency of the city for industrial, commercial, distribution and
research development.”
The
city has already donated $150,000 cash to the JUMP hangar project.
If
this issue is brought up before the
concerned council committee the Mayor as a
board member of CIC must be self
recused.
Paul
Hunter
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