County Visitors Bureau board members asked to step down

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County Visitors Bureau board members asked to step down

By DON SHIPMAN

Story Created: Sep 25, 2008 at 12:01 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2008 at 12:27 PM EST

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Oneida County's top brass is asking the Oneida County Convention and Visitors Bureau board members to step down, amid controversy surrounding board operations.

County Executive Anthony Picente says he want to put a new board together, so that all tourism aspects of Oneida county can be better represented.

He also feels a new board will help members work better together toward a common goal - promoting the county.

"We're going to reconstitute the board," Picente said. "We're going shrink it down. Re-evaluate. Look for a new president over the next six months."

The board president resigned last week.

Picente insists the county is not going to be running the bureau.

It will stay a not-for-profit agency.

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Friday, Sep 26 at 2:36 PM who's responsible wrote ...

who was in charge of the Famous Agricultural Map wit hthe Town of Darcy on it? Was it these Buffoons?

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Friday, Sep 26 at 2:33 PM so wrote ...

thats why no one has been coming to visit Oneida County.....I was wondering why no one comes here. I thought it was because there is nothing here(except the Great Hotel Utica). The Bureau hasn't been doing its job. Now I know

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Thursday, Sep 25 at 2:34 PM Where does the $ go? wrote ...

Oh well, there goes my chance at getting some money for my own cooking show. Lets see if there will be real change or a rehash of some of the same old self absorbed board members.

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Thursday, Sep 25 at 2:05 PM Isay wrote ...

I have a suggestion, overthrow the turning stone,give the job of running the visitors buearu to some street wise drug dealer,and use the money to pay for the Utica teachers retirements!

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Thursday, Sep 25 at 12:44 PM I Love Oneida County wrote ...

I have a suggestion. Out source the"Convention and Visitors Buerau" to the Turning Stone, they have a great marketing arm already in place. Plus it would be a nice peace jester.

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