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Tourism board seeks staff and equipment additions; proposes EV charger at visitor center
Summary
Winchester's tourism budget request would add staff, a vehicle and install a level-2 EV charger at the visitor center; the board says Shenandoah University offered to pay the electricity for the charger.
Justin, a staff member of the joint tourism board, told the committee the FY2026 tourism budget is not requesting an increase in the city’s general-fund contribution and that the board expects higher revenues to cover additional investments.
Justin said the tourism board would like to add one full-time staff position by reallocating existing contracted marketing dollars. He described marketing as the largest flexible line item in the tourism budget (more than $300,000) and said the board plans to…
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