ignite cda mulls lobby option

To lobby, or not to lobby? For Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, ignite cda, the answer is somewhere in the middle. Ignite cda’s board of commissioners has, for several years, approved an annual, $23,000 contract with Molitor & Associates — a government relations, lobbying and public policy firm based in Boise — to represent its interests in the state capital. However, during a recent meeting the board chose not to approve a contract with Molitor for the upcoming legislative session, and instead chose to take a wait and see approach/ Keith Cousins , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: Should ignite cda hire a lobbyist again this year to protect its interest during the 2017 Legislature?