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Franklin County court discusses creation of county sports tourism commission, first readings scheduled
Summary
The Franklin County Fiscal Court reviewed two ordinances to withdraw from the joint city–county tourist commission and create a county sports tourism commission that would receive a share of transient room tax revenue; officials debated oversight, budget impacts and timing before scheduling further steps.
Franklin County Fiscal Court members spent the bulk of their Dec. 11 work session reviewing two ordinances that would withdraw the county from a joint city–county tourist commission and establish a separate county Convention & Visitor Bureau focused on sports tourism.
Eddie Jones, the consultant presenting the measures, said the first ordinance would create a seven‑member county CVB with statutory membership requirements (three hotel‑industry representatives, one restaurant representative, nominees from the chamber and appointees from the county judge). The second ordinance reworks the revenue plan so county transient room tax receipts flow to the new county CVB. Jones estimated the county…
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