SwedlundJamestown (CSi) Jamestown Tourism wants to talk over with City of Jamestown officials the process by which funds are used from the 1 percent local restaurant tax in regards to local tourism sites.

In his report to the Jamestown Tourism full board Monday, Tourism Executive Director, Searle Swedlund said a city ordinance directs 20 percent of that restaurant tax revenue toward capital construction projects for tourism sites in the city. A committee currently decides on where to allocate that funding, he said to the board, and Jamestown Tourism is approaching the city with the idea of partnering to develop a more appropriate process.

Tourism propose a different approach or process that is more accessible….an application process with criteria that would show how it would influence the visitor experience.

There is now a completed draft printing of the Talking Trails project. It contains the language that will be used in a smartphone audio self-tour to 70 area historical and cultural sites around Jamestown.

Swedlund noted that he initiated informal dialogue with a video producer to look at creating a brief video on the National Buffalo Museum. The company had done similar videos for other North Dakota tourism sites.

Board member Lisa Barnick, encouraged Swedlund to reach out to local video media companies to compare with other proposals.