City officials in St. Joseph don't want golfers and spectators to drive too far when they visit the community for the Senior PGA Championship in May, reports the Herald Palladium.
Because wherever they stay is where they will spend their money, city commissioners said.
Commissioner Mary Goff, who is part of a hospitality committee readying the region for the tournament, said golfers and spectators could stay 60 or 100 miles away from St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, where the golf course is located.
Excerpt:
That puts the cities in competition with South Bend, Kalamazoo and others for attracting visitors. Allowing people who would be gone during the tournament to rent their houses could make up for the comparatively few motel rooms available in St. Joseph, Goff said.
The commission is considering an amendment to the zoning ordinance that would streamline the approval process to allow for rentals during special events and regulate where they would be allowed.
For more, please read the
rest of the story.
Source: Herald-Palladium
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.