The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce office is closed temporarily and is searching for a new location as the board and its director wrestle with identifying its future home.
President and chief executive officer Jeff Pipkin says while the Chamber’s current location has infrastructure issues, the temporary closure was forced upon them with an infestation of skunks. Pipkin said out of a concern to both visitors and the employees, the decision was made to temporarily close the office.
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Pipkin stresses the mission of the Chamber continues.
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Pipkin says the length of the temporary closure and the future location of the Chamber’s operation are decisions the board will look at in a special meeting Friday. He says the current facility is in need of a new heating and cooling system and there are concerns mold may also be an issue.
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Pipkin says as he and the board look to the future, moving from the current location is a possibility.
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Pipkin says in a perfect world this area would have a nice, big, beautiful building to be proud of whether its on the current site or elsewhere.
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