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Connecticut tourism office to absorb Convention & Sports Bureau tasks after line-item cut
Summary
State Department of Economic and Community Development officials told the Appropriations Subcommittee that, with proposed cuts to a statewide marketing line item, the department plans to absorb many functions of the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau and rely on contractors, tourism districts and vendor partners to maintain services.
Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) told the Appropriations Subcommittee that it will absorb many functions currently handled by the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau (CTCSB) if CTCSB’s funding is not continued in the next fiscal year.
DECD Deputy Commissioner Matt Pugliese told members the agency intends to maintain the work CTCSB currently performs — including issuing responses to requests for proposals and helping prepare proposals for events — by reallocating internal staff time and hiring contractors. “From a strategic sense our office would much rather do 2 things very well and support the continued momentum of bringing visitors into the state rather than doing 5 things poorly,” Anthony (DECD staff) said during the discussion.
Why it matters: tourism marketing is a major revenue driver for hotel and meals taxes, and several…
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