I won’t mention the person’s name, but I was at a social event last week and one person there mentioned how sad it was that on the televised Grants Pass City Council candidate forums that not one candidate mentioned the Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce when asked what could be done to grow and support the local business community.
It’s especially sad as the Chamber endorsed several candidates, and even those candidates did not mention the Chamber in their answer.
Why is it that not one candidate, including myself, mentioned the Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce when talking about how to stimulate business in Grants Pass?
Being new here, I would refrain from answering that questions. But I will say this: if Grants Pass is to thrive and grow as a business community, the Chamber of Commerce needs to become a much stronger, more vibrant, and inclusive organization. And the city needs to work better with the Chamber.
I will take it upon myself as a candidate and a citizen to talk to members of the Chamber and the community to see how this could be accomplished.