KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION Sparks Fly At Commission Meeting Over VFD Funds
Reported by: Teresa Higginbotham
Videographer: Larry Clark
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Aug. 2, 2012 1:12 PM EDT
Updated: Aug. 3, 2012 1:26 PM EDT
Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Lots of questions led to bitter words between Kanawha County Commissioners and the Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department at a meeting Thursday.
At the meeting, Commissioners demanded answers about Chesapeake's bingo, car wash, and radio services businesses that the Volunteer Fire Department operates. They have raised millions of dollars.
The Commission called for an audit of the department back in December and is worried about where that money went.
Chesapeake agreed to deliver the records for the audit on Monday.
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Teresa Higginbotham
