LOCAL & DISTRICT UNVEILS HALF-CENT TAX PRIORITIES STATE | A3 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 MINI GOLF A HOLE IN ONE FOR GLENWOOD CHILDREN Thursday, August 9, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Bay lands second TDC planning $703,500 for aerospace facility sports events Events bring The breakdown thousands of visitors to PCB each year, but Much of the budget is dedi- come at a price cated to bids and fees for hosting events, which ring By Tyra L. Jackson up to $301,500. Offi cials also 850-522-5121 | @TyraJackPCNH have allocated a hefty por-
[email protected] tion of the budget, $204,000, to the sponsorship of sport- PANAMA CITY BEACH ing events that promote — Tourism officials dis- tourism in the city. About cussed money, sports 29 percent of the funds are and more sports, as they related to conferences and approved the Fiscal Year pulling in different events 2019 sports marketing to the area throughout the budget and the new sports year. park budget at a combined Tourist Development Council and Convention and Visitors Bureau meet- Much of the budget is ing Wednesday. dedicated to bids and fees “This budget is an inte- for hosting events, which gral part of marketing ring up to $301,500, Feeney the destination, and has said. proven itself throughout “For example of that the years. These events $301,500, about 45 percent bring visitors throughout of that goes to bringing the year, specifically in IRONMAN and IRONMAN the non-summer months. 70.3 to the destination Panama City Beach plans alone,” she said.