Osawatomie wants to draw people to the City and they are confidant they can do it. With that in mind, the City has reestablished the Osawatomie Tourism Committee, in part, to promote signature events designed to draw people to the community.
The City is seeking applicants for the newly reformed Tourism Committee, which was originally established in 2013; but, has been dormant for some time. While the Tourism Committee’s role will include making recommendations to the governing body on tourism initiatives, marketing and how transient guest tax dollars are spent, most of the discussion at the Council Meeting focused on the Tourism Committee’s role in supporting Osawatomie’s four signature events. Osawatomie City Manager, Mike Scanlon on those events:
Scanlon said the City also wants to encourage people to come to the community and sponsor events, which he classified as non-designated events. One has already fallen into their lap. Midwest Endurance Race wants to host four events on the trail. The first, the Mile Zero Race, already has 60 entries and they are expecting up to 400 by April’s event.
