Lancaster County Tourism Master Plan Funded by State Grants
What happened
Lancaster city released its first Tourism Master Plan, which lays out a 10-year strategy for using tourism to drive economic growth. The plan contains 143 recommendations, and the $220,000 cost of developing it was fully funded through grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the High Foundation.
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Why it matters
The plan is intended to make tourism a tool for equitable economic development. Mayor Jaime Arroyo stated that Lancaster city is the economic engine that powers Lancaster County and the Central Pennsylvania region.
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Who's involved
- Lancaster CountyCounty where the Tourism Master Plan was created
- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic DevelopmentGovernment agency that provided grants for the plan
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Lancaster CountySpeculative
Lancaster County might leverage the funded tourism plan to increase regional economic growth.
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The entities involved
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Lancaster County
county in Pennsylvania, United States
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- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
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- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development provided recent data on county finances in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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- Lancaster County is situated within the state of Pennsylvania.
- Donald Trump threatened new regulations concerning development growth in Lancaster County.