CARMEL – Following Putnam County’s private, contracted tourism promotion agency walking away, County Executive MaryEllen Odell said the county is close to choosing a new “results-driven director of tourism who will showcase Putnam as a destination and promote the economic growth of the county.”
A panel has been interviewing candidates and will send recommendations to Odell, who will forward her choice to the county legislature for approval.
“Putnam’s natural beauty sells itself, but the new tourism director will work with stakeholders throughout the county and be better able to entice visitors to come to ‘Where the Country Begins’,” Odell said.
The county executive said there is farm-to-table dining at one end of the county to “inspiring art shows on the other.”
She pointed to musical entertainment at the Tilly Foster Farm in Southeast to art exhibits in Cold Spring as examples of the activities and venues for visitors to enjoy.
