Carlsbad Will Hire Lobbyist for WIPP

Carlsbad Current Argus - Eddy County and the city of Carlsbad have decided to hire a lobbyist to represent the area in Washington DC. After a two-hour debate and comment from business leaders, the Carlsbad Department of Development and Chamber of Commerce, the Eddy County Commission, in a 3-2 vote, decided to join the city to issue a request for proposals for a lobbyist. The annual cost to retain a lobbyist in Washington will cost taxpayers about $200,000 per year to represent the county and city’s interest in helping the Waste Isolation Pilot Project receive adequate funding and expand its mission. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Carlsbad Will Hire Lobbyist for WIPP