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Economic advisory board presents mixed signals on tourism, housing and workforce
Summary
A Summit County Economic Development Advisory Board representative briefed the Kamas City Council on slowing visitor spending, uncertain seasonal J-1 labor arrivals, declining local population in some towns and persistent affordability pressures in housing and rents.
Jeff, a presenter from the Summit County Economic Development Advisory Board, told the Kamas City Council on Aug. 12 that the county is seeing slowing visitor spending and uncertainty in the seasonal labor pool that supports hospitality employers.
Jeff said international visitation and spending have dropped in some markets this year, and the county’s reliance on J-1 visa holders for seasonal work creates uncertainty because confirmation of arrivals was still unclear at the end of the summer. He said local counts of J-1 participants historically run near 1,700–2,000 and that if those workers do not arrive this winter, employers could face staffing shortfalls.
The presentation placed particular emphasis on housing affordability: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s area median income (AMI) for Summit County is…
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