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City debates if a black chamber of commerce is needed

A debate has begun about whether the Beaufort ( South Carolina ) Black Chamber of Commerce should receive funding from the city of Beaufort -- and about whether it should exist at all

http://aareports.com/2010/09/city-debates-...

Posted By: George Cook
Wednesday, September 15th 2010 at 9:33PM
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What this comes down to is money and with the economy being like it is I'm afraid the Black Chamber of Commerce may have no choice but to compromise or disband. It doesn't appear to me to be about race, but money plain and simple. The city has limited funds as does many cities over the U.S.
Wednesday, September 15th 2010 at 10:01PM
Jen Fad

One question: Did they debate about any other Chambers of Commerce?
Wednesday, September 15th 2010 at 10:22PM
Marquerite Burgess

From the looks of it, the city only has two chambers of commerce and the whole question of the existence arose when one gp said they didn't get information about grant applications and missed their dead line for grant money to continue funding their yearly harvest festival. Hopefully they will come up with a solution to how to communicate and allocate shrinking funds in the future.
Thursday, September 16th 2010 at 12:03AM
Jen Fad