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Tourism in Smyth County
What the Town Manager has told Mayor and Town Council about tourism in Smyth County, report by report, since April 2022.
4 reports, April 2022 to August 2026
2026
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Smyth County Tourism Association
Amanda Livingston scheduled, in conjunction with Friends of Southwest Virginia, a tourism focus group meeting on July 16th. I represented our town at the meeting, which Ms. Livingston located at Chilhowie Town Hall in the upstairs community room. A very good discussion was conducted focusing on how we as a region better focus on promoting regional tourism in the future.
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Smyth County Tourism Association
Amanda Livingston has scheduled, in conjunction with Friends of Southwest Virginia, a tourism focus group meeting on July 16th. The meeting will be held at Chilhowie Town Hall in the upstairs community room. I will represent Chilhowie so please feel free to provide me your thoughts and ideas ahead of time.
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Smyth County Tourism Association
Amanda Livingston has scheduled, in conjunction with Friends of Southwest Virginia, a tourism focus group meeting on July 16th. The meeting will be held at Chilhowie Town Hall in the upstairs community room. I will represent Chilhowie so please feel free to provide me your thoughts and ideas ahead of time.
2022
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Tourism Association Tour of Downtown and Letter of Appreciation From the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
On March 21 I conducted a tour of Downtown with members of the Tourism Association and Staff. It was my understanding that Executive Director Amanda Livingston wants to take similar tours throughout the County in the future with her board. The board and staff seemed impressed by the scope and depth of the work the Town did and its coordination with other with all the other agencies involved, and with the participation of property owners.
Additionally, you have in your agenda packet a thank you letter on March 8 to me from Ms. Amanda Healy, Associate Director of DHCD. I was asked to do a virtual presentation on January 20 at DHCD’s annual meeting, normally held in Richmond. The Zoom meeting had well over 100 participants from throughout the Commonwealth. My presentation was on the completed $1.3 million Downtown Project. Also assisting on the presentation were Angela Wolfe of Mt. Rogers PDC and Dennis Amos of Hurt and Proffitt.