WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Public records show Wilmington officials spent more than $30,000 on a trip to Washington, D.C. earlier this year, a cost Mayor Bill Saffo defended.
“There’s always gonna be concerns about how much money we spend, but I think for the $30,000 we spent, I think what we get in return – in the millions of dollars of federal funding, federal grants – I think it’s worth it,” the mayor said.
In mid-March, an eight-person Wilmington delegation traveled to Washington for the National League of Cities Conference. Every council member attended except Kevin Spears. City Clerk Penny Spicer-Sidbury and Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Director Kara Spencer also made the trip…