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Carmel City Council hears three tourism partners seeking continued funding as council presses for clarity on spending
Summary
The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council heard presentations from the Chamber of Commerce, Visit Carmel and C Monterey about visitor management and economic benefits. Council members and residents pressed for clearer accounting of how city contributions are spent and for strategies to reduce day‑visitor impacts while protecting local businesses.
Katie Ania, president of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce, Amy Herszog, executive director of Visit Carmel, and a representative of C Monterey delivered sequential presentations to the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council on May 5 about how the organizations use city funds to support visitor services, marketing and air‑service initiatives.
The Chamber said city funding supports the visitor center, volunteer staffing and direct business outreach; the Chamber’s leader confirmed the city’s current contribution at $60,000 a year. Visit Carmel’s executive director described a broader marketing effort the…
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