Lobbying firm key to conflict at outdoor rec council

Lobbying firm key to conflict at outdoor rec council

This is the fourth installment in a series. Read the introductory story here. For a behind-the-scenes look at what happened in the Ohio legislature as a state rep weighed cutting funding for the outdoor rec council, click here. For our deep dive on the Athens mayor’s proposal for the rec council’s use of state funding, click here. CHAUNCEY, Ohio — Tension within the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia preceded the organization’s near-loss o…