Watertown Tourism Council
| Tourism |
Business |
Phone |
| Barnes, Dan |
K & D Network Marketing |
262-8399 |
| Dascenzo, Susan |
Main Street Program |
261-5185 |
| Duesterhoeft, Yvonne |
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| Hertel, Bonnie |
Super 8 Motel |
206-9763 |
| Jannke, Bill |
Historian |
261-1176 |
| Moralez, Debra |
The Market |
262-2348 |
| Schumaker, Jim |
Wisconsin Aviation |
261-4567 |
| Steber, John |
Park & Rec Dept. |
262-8080 |
The Watertown Tourism Council was organized as a promotional tool for the community after the enactment of a city room tax in 1997. It was placed under the umbrella of chamber operations for accounting purposes. It also fits nicely with the natural flow of tourism information which occurs in a chamber setting.
The Watertown Tourism Council has its own bylaws and budget which are approved by the Chamber Board of Directors. At no time are Tourism funds co-mingled with Chamber funds.
Promoting Watertown as a tourism destination takes on many forms of communication and activity. People serving on the tourism council are continually looking at new and creative ways to use the funds generated by the room tax to generate more tourism activity.
Service Information
Time Frames:
Terms: Persons serving on the Tourism Council are able to serve two-3 year terms. They are selected from the community as a whole and most often are service and retail employees or business owners for whom tourism activity is an important part of their livelihood.
Meetings: The Tourism Council meets monthly, at 8:00 A.M. on the second Thursday of the month. Meetings are currently held at the Market in Watertown. The meetings typically last one hour. Additional meetings are created by work on subcommittees and special projects on "as needed basis."
Typical Tasks:
Over all: Watch and guide Tourism development in the community.
Creation of Murals, participation in county, regional and state tourism events, coordinate and underwrite mural ad campaigns for Watertown businesses, conduct customer service seminars.
Note: Tourism Council Members help to fill one shift of workers for the Chamber Riverfest booth.
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Chamber Membership
