The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce met last Monday for their first meeting of the year with new Chamber President Ron St. John and other new members.
St. John said he wanted to have a special events committee with Julie Hamilton as the head of the committee.
He also suggested forming a fund-raising committee as well for the chamber.
In regards to funding by the city, the Warren City Council denied the Chamber of Commerce’s $20,000 request. The city council stated an old law does not allow city municipalities to fund or support organizations with economic development. The chamber members said they would speak to Warren Mayor Gregg Reep about amending the budget to allow funding for the Chamber outside economic development.
The Chamber approved to pay the membership dues for the Arkansas Economic Developers-Chamber Executives and the Downtown Network.
The next chamber of commerce meeting will be at 12 p.m. on Monday, February 13. The meeting will be held at the BCEDC building.
