TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TDA)

 

 

 

 

Purpose:               Advisory to the Board of Commissioners; strengthens and balances Transylvania’s economy by promoting travel and tourism in the county, thereby enhancing the economic well-being of our residents and ensuring a quality experience to our visitors

 

 

Authority:              -  NCGS 153A-55

-    County Resolution 53-86 (11/22/86) and amended 02/25/91

-    Bylaws dated

 

                                

Membership:        7 member board consisting of 1 commissioner, 1 city councilman, 1 appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, 2 owners of hotels/motels/inns, and 2 interested in tourist business.  Members serve a 3-year term (staggered), 2- term limit (after any partial term is complete, or extended if a waiver of the 2-term limit has been granted); terms expire in October.  The chairman is elected annually by the membership.

 

 

Member List:        Gary Heisey, Chairman (Chamber appointee)                    Exp 10/31/07
David Guice (County Commissioner)                                 Exp 10/31/09

                                 Steve Pagano (Interested individual)                                   Exp 10/31/10
Dee Dee Perkins (City Council)                                          Exp 10/31/08

                                 Layton Parker (Innkeeper)                                                   Exp 10/31/08

                                 Linda Vande Wehge (Hotel/Motel owner)                            Exp 10/31/09
Mike Hawkins (Interested Individual)                                    Exp 10/31/09

                                                                                                                          

 

Meetings:              The TDA meets at 8:00 am on the fourth Thursday of each month in the Chamber conference room.