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Tourism director seeks restored funding; county proposes $350,000 contribution and $350,000 tourism development grant program
Summary
Thousand Islands International Tourism Council director presented data on visitor spending and short‑term rentals; county staff proposed spending down an existing tourism fund balance to restore the council's operating contribution and create a one‑time tourism development grant program.
Corey Fram, director of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council (the county's designated tourism promotion agency), told the Board that the council needs restored county support to sustain and expand marketing and business‑development efforts that drive visitor spending and support local jobs.
Fram summarized the council's activities — destination marketing, international outreach, photo and video asset production, and data analysis using mobile location and spending data — and said the organization partners with more than 500 regional operators.…
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