BY DAN HILDEBRAN
General manager
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay County Commissioners reappointed Keystone Heights Realtor Debbie Beals to the county’s Tourist Development Council.
The council is an advisory committee for the Board of County Commissioners. It administers funds received from the Tourist Development Tax and oversees and recommends ways to promote Clay County as a tourist destination.
The county said that the TDC is comprised of nine members. Six of the nine members must be involved in the tourist industry. Members serve staggered terms of four years.
The TDC meets six times per year.
During the January 9 Board of County Commissioners meeting, Betsy Condon said Beals is the only council member who resides in District 4, which includes the Lake Region and Middleburg areas.
“She and her husband,” the commissioner added, “their realty office is across the street from City Hall in Keystone Heights, and they host the welcome center.”
Commissioner Mike Cella, who chairs the TDC, said Beals has been engaged and active on the council. The Fleming Island representative made the motion for her reappointment.
