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Show o.-- A sa News SOUTHERN UTAII NEWS WEDNESDAY APRIL 14, 1999 1 By Laurali Noteman which is included within the In true Key fashion, he has Every hotelmotel, camping $15,000 trade and travel ex- volunteered his time and labor and asks for only the material facility, bed and breakfast or penditure. houseboat rental collects a 3 a letter cost. (Volunteerism continues Skip Pugh requested Transient Room Tax (TRT) fee of support from Travel Council to be one of Kane Countys above mandated taxes. Busi- members. Pugh is publishing a greatest attributes.) Council ness owners pay the TRT rev- hotel packet which he hopes will members Roger Goulding and enue to the Utah State Tax encourage visitors to stay an Ellen Lamb are going to apCommission monthly, quar- extra night. The double sided, proach Valley craftsmen and terly or annually. At the end of folded, 11 x 14 flier will be paid see if additional brackets can the first quarter of 1999, Kane for by local business ads, and be constructed for those comCounty leads the state in TRT will include a county map. Pugh munities. Council members revenue. This is an encourag- did not request any funding for unanimously voted to support ing statement for the tourist his project with the light- Markhams efforts financially, oriented businesses within the hearted comment, I dont want voting to contribute $3200 toto have to spend any money the ward the purchase of the bancounty. Travel Council board members way you would have to tell me ners. Council members showed commented that the interna- to spend it. He explained he their open enthusiasm for the tional tourist trade is starting wants businesses to feel com- growing community commitout well this year. Visitations fortable supporting the publi- ment to work county wide at from Great Britain, Germany, cation without having any gov- making Kane County a great France andJapan are doing well. ernment strings which may be destination, and they thanked They are expecting tourism to attached to their moneys. Coun- Susan for the job she is doing. increase from South America, cil members unanimously supCouncil members went into a Netherlands and Italy. Council ported Pugh and requested a Chairman Dennis Judd said, letter be drafted voicing that We (Dennys WigWam) have support. hosted more Japanese in the past Susan Markham volunteered two weeks than we have in the to address board members with a request for financial support past two years. Domestic interests marking to assist with the purchase of Kane County as a destination banners welcoming travelers include Utah, Arizona, Colorado, into the area. The proposed Nevada, Florida, New Jersey, number of Welcome banners Maryland and Pennsylvania. is 18, with an additional 22 Council member Roger Carter banners that boast Festival recommended Interim Director Days. The festival banners Donna Casebolt put together a are being specifically designed packet showing the proposed to make a generic statement. marketing strategy for domes- Festival banners will be distic and international interests. played during county functions. The packet, which will be pre- Markham approached Kanab sented at next months meeting, City two nights prior and obwill be inclusive of all trade and tained a commitment from travel plans for each targeted them to purchase the materiarea. als to have light pole brackets Casebolt went on to explain constructed. The original bid of the $245,000 budgeted for on the brackets reached up1999, $15,000 is allocated for wards of $3,000, which is a huge use on trade and travel with budget expense for this area. an equal amount being spent Markham approached Bill Key on events. There is one inter- asking what he would charge national trip planned for 1999 to build the needed equipment. . discussion for the possible need for an events coordinator. A community wide events coordinator has been an issue that has been kicked around for several years and now seems to be raising its head in earnest. There have been suggestions made as to the mode for funding such a position with County, City and Community Development paying the bulk of a coordinators wage. Some of the suggestions also added; a percentage from each event be paid to the coordinator, and a job description stating what would be expected of the position. Would he or she chair and direct each festival or would they coordinate different factions of the boards as well as coordinate throughout the Who would have jurisdic year? multi-festiva- ls 5 Beet joins tion over the position? Would they be assisting at the Infor- mation Center? After several unanswered questions Travel Council board members decided to host an open luncheon for all interested parties. The luncheon is tentatively scheduled for the 26th of April at 12:15 at the Kanab City Library general meeting hall. Dennis Judd will be chairing the meeting and ask that people come with both their pros, cons and the expectations of an events coordinator position in mind. If you are interested, you should RSVP to the Kane County Travel Council at 644-503- 3. The next Travel Council board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Duck Creek at the Duck Creek Village Inn. the NEW items at NORMA S COUNTRY GIFTS? 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