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Board approves three-jurisdiction tourism cooperative agreement; adds small sales-tax component to funding formula
Summary
The Board adopted a three-way cooperative agreement with the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg to run a joint tourism program; the agreement adds 0.002% of sales tax to the funding formula, sets a three-year term with automatic renewals, and formalizes advisory groups and oversight.
Montgomery County, from Jan. 13, approved an organizational cooperative agreement with the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg to continue a joint regional tourism program and to strengthen the program's funding and governance.
Interim tourism director Chris Lawrence told supervisors the partnership operates under the brand "Go To Town" (Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Montgomery County). The agreement sets governance, oversight and a funding formula that continues to use 1%…
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