Wellington loosens ties with WEDA

WELLINGTON — Wellington’s Town Board dissolved the Wellington Economic Development Authority as an authority of the board.

WEDA — as the organization is now known — is no longer a volunteer board under direction of the Town of Wellington, but an independent group that acts more as a chamber of commerce.

WEDA employs Reggie Kemp — who is also a member of the board of trustees — on a part-time basis as WEDA administrator.

“This is an evolution, we had outgrown our ability to function as an all-volunteer group,´ said Doug Andersen, president of WEDA. “Having Reggie as an employee…