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Alpine‑area leaders propose joint economic‑development working group to capture tourism dollars
Summary
City and county officials, business owners and community members at a Sept. 30 workshop discussed forming a joint working group, inventorying infrastructure and pursuing coordinated promotion and small pilot investments to convert visitor traffic into local spending and new businesses.
At a joint workshop Sept. 30, 2025, city and county leaders and local business owners discussed coordinated economic development to capture more visitor spending, encourage new businesses and address housing and service gaps.
Speakers repeatedly noted the region’s strength as a tourism corridor — officials said the national park and area attractions bring hundreds of thousands of visitors — and emphasized converting those visits into overnight stays, restaurant sales and retail purchases through better promotion, infrastructure and private investment. The county judge (name not specified) framed the…
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