Destination Oconee in need of financial help, manager says

The Destination Oconee project has made strides, but its manager says further accomplishments hinge on additional financial support.  Janet Hartman last night appealed to the County Council for what she called “dedicated funding.”  The council accepted her plea as information, though two members questioned her about what has been accomplished so far and what her committee envisions.  According to Hartman, the Destination Committee has succeeded so far in a signage project and with assisting municipalities with their downtown development efforts.  To do more, she stressed, will require additional appropriations.  A handful of hotel projects are on the drawing board countywide, and Hartman would like the additional accommodations taxes committed to Destination Oconee.