Letters: Should Tennessee pay for touristsâ airfare?
With Mondayâs Question of the Week, we asked readers for their thoughts on the âTennessee on Meâ tourist incentive program announced by Gov. Bill Lee, which will pay airfare for out-of-state residents staying at least two nights in one of the stateâs four largest cities. Here are some of the responses we received.
Use public money for whole state
Tennessee is bigger than four cities. If $2.5 million is taxpayersâ money, it should be used to benefit the whole state.
One idea: offer an out of state tourist voucher of $100 toward a two-night hotel stay anywhere in the state. It could be given out at airports upon landing with confirmed hotel reservation.
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The application, which is available at downtownjc.com/downtownnow, closes on Wednesday.
The organization recently received a $50,000 Placemaking Grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development that will support business development in Johnson City.
Most of the funding will be dedicated to placing a curated shop on the first floor of one of the large, unused buildings in the downtown core, which will involve having one business owner who subleases space to several smaller vendors. Subletters could include local artists, makers or other retailers.
Dianna Cantler, Johnson City Development Authority interim executive director, said subleasing the space will take some of the burden off of the business owner, enabling them to fill a larger space.