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Tourism bureau candidates emphasize destination management and cooperation with local businesses
Summary
Two applicants for the Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau spoke to commissioners on June 17 about shifting promotion toward destination management, improving coordination with towns and businesses, and limiting negative impacts from vehicles and overcrowding.
The Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners interviewed two candidates for vacancies on the county Tourism Bureau on June 17, hearing detailed pitches about visitor management, local business collaboration and off‑season opportunities.
Alan Blado, owner of Liquid Descent Rafting, told commissioners he helped lead a shift on the Tourism Bureau toward “quality over quantity” after 2021 and said the bureau should act more like a destination‑management organization. Blado described Clear Creek River rafting as a “world‑class whitewater experience” and said his top management priorities include reducing impacts that harm residents’ daily lives — for example, managing…
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