Boulder Chamber working through transition

For several years, the Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce has faced inconsistent engagement with its members and turnover among its leadership. Some say it has struggled to articulate its mission and strategy. 

Those concerns have been crystallized — and brought into the open — by a recent letter to the Chamber from a Boulder business owner, whose criticisms give voice to what had been quietly percolating behind the scenes. 

In her July 6 letter, Carey Burnside, owner of Arctic Heat, essentially asked:  Who does the Chamber serve — the businesses or the community at large?