Over the weekend, I stumbled upon a letter to the editor of the Mountain Express that took issue with the salary of Visit Asheville's Vic Isley:
"Victoria “Vic” Isley’s new contract as the director of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority makes her the highest-paid public official in the county. So now we know conclusively what Buncombe County prioritizes. Now we understand that tourism is more important than education, jobs, roads, DEI, health care or absolutely anything else."
The writer is absolutely correct. Tourism is the most important investment the community can make with its Room Tax collections...because it drives the non-resident revenue that government requires to support education, jobs, roads, DEI, health care and absolutely everything else.
Any other questions, Mark?
Comments