Chamber gets permission to use grant funds for operating costs

By Sean C. Morgan
Lebanon Local
The Lebanon City Council agreed Wednesday evening to allow the Chamber of Commerce to use funding allocated to its grant program to offset revenue losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to pay for chamber operations.
The city annually gives $35,000 to the chamber to pay for operations and $50,000 to administer as tourism grants. The funding is derived from the city’s transient occupancy tax, which is primarily paid by…