Surf City (NC) Council Unanimously Votes to Renew M&Co. Lobbying Contract

By Amanda Hutcheson
The Star News
December 2, 2009

The town council unanimously approved renewing the contract with Marlowe & Co., a lobbying firm out of Washington, D.C., for an additional year. The firm charges $60,000 a year, which is split evenly among the three island towns.

Councilman Mike Curley, who also serves as the town’s liaison on the Topsail Island Shoreline Protection Committee, encouraged the renewal of the contract.

“You can say a lot about lobbyists, but they are Surf City in Washington, D.C.,” Curley said. “I feel if we hadn’t contracted with Marlowe & Co., we wouldn’t be on the scoreboard. They’re very aware of us up there.”

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