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Tourism director: visitor spending up, TDT reserves and capital projects advancing; public commenter urges reef safety planning
Summary
Okaloosa County’s tourism director reported July 22 that visitor spending exceeded $2.2 billion over three years, non‑summer visitation grew 19%, and tourism taxes and reserves support venues, public safety and capital projects; a public commenter urged county planning for offshore artificial‑reef safety.
Miss Adams, director of tourist development, told the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on July 22 that tourism continues to be a major economic driver: over the past three years direct visitor spending exceeded $2.2 billion and non‑summer (November–March) visitation has grown 19%.
Adams reviewed the tourist‑development (bed‑tax) budget structure, noting the county collects tourism…
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