The days of the City of Garnett and the Garnett Chamber of Commerce under partnership are done. Eight years after the City of Garnett and the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce partnered in a deal that brought the Chamber under the City’s Administrative umbrella in a public/private partnership, City Commissioners have given notice they plan to cancel the deal. The city’s notice to the Chamber last week sets in motion a 90-day transition period as specified in the original agreement. Mayor Jason Sheahan says the decision to end the agreement came with the appointment of Chamber Director, Kris Hix to the Community Development Director post recently left vacant by the retirement of Susan Wettstein. Hix split her time half and half between Chamber and City duties.
Commissioners made no comments about specific reasons for the split, but Sheahan says he envisioned that the city would still support the Chamber in some fashion.
