Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Commission focuses money on city only

No longer will the Marion Tourism Commission include restaurants outside of the corporate city limits in its marketing materials.

In an recent meeting, commissioners met remotely to discuss a number of items on the tourism department’s agenda. Among decisions made during the 30-minute meeting was a measure to restrict the tourism’s marketing strategy.

The commission decided that it wouldn’t be prudent to spend money raised from tax revenue derived from restaurants inside the city to promote those outside its boundaries. Currently, the resolution adopted by the board will affect just ... for the rest of this article, see this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press or subscribe to the full online e-Press here for as little as $2.95 a month.