Representatives from the Marion County Community Economic Development Corp. spoke with commissioners Monday after learning last week that another candidate for the director’s job turned their offer down.
In addition to losing a qualified candidate to lead the group, Clint Seibel, chairman, said that financial support from Hillsboro and Marion will not be forthcoming in 2019.
“(The candidate) sent me an email that she took another position citing that the struggle to find financial support was the reason,” he said.
The board was disappointed, and will again take criticism of “moving along and not getting anything done,” Seibel said.
“We are doing this as public service on your behalf,” he said. “To carry this whole idea of bringing on an economic development director is not ours, we are picking it up,” Seibel said.
(Read more: Hillsboro Free Press)