Wicomico County’s economic initiative got off to a slow start this week when the County Council said it wasn’t sure it wanted to cough up all of the nearly $340-thousand for operating expenses.
Council President John Cannon said he thought $50-thousand was a better figure even though he considered bringing economic growth to the region a high priority.
He said he was not comfortable with the full amount until he knows exactly how it will be spent.
But County Executive Bob Culver countered that the full amount should be turned over to the new department as provided for in the 2016 budget.
Culver said if not the whole department might as well be shutdown.
The County Executive told the Salisbury Daily Times that he plans to hire a new director of business development and grants as well as an administrative office associate.
