Tourism and economic potential

This week we saw some political games involving the Porter County Tourism Board

The Commissioners suggested they might propose a change to the make-up of the governing board, which is comprised of appointees from the county and the municipalities. For some reason Valparaiso and Chesterton were singled out to lose their representation.

I'll let those that understand the politics of this proposal, which was scrapped at least temporarily, comment below on the details and philosophy. The Times was quick with an editorial Kill the Tourism Power Grab.