Nicky Boyette
Holly White of the Chamber of Commerce announced she had culled the Chamber’s mailing list down to about 18,000 addresses for those who requested a Visitor Guide during the past two years, and the Chamber intends to send a guide to all of them. A longstanding agreement between the Chamber and the CAPC, which no one presently in either office had a part in making, extends into 2017 and it keeps the CAPC on the hook for mailing costs.
CAPC commissioner Damon Henke, who served as interim director of the Chamber during the past year, said his staff produced the Visitor Guide the best it could during a time of upheaval and turnover, and although the guide came out late, he was glad to get it done as quickly as they did.
Henke added that some work done during the past year, such as dividing the guide into one for locals and one for visitors, was a learning process for staff but would nevertheless benefit the city.
Finance director Rick Bright said cost of mailing the guides would be about $18,000 if they can go out at the bulk rate, and figured at that amount the CAPC would be able to stay within budget for the mailing.