Rock Falls Tourism Money What does it mean?

It means it can be a Economic Stimulus package for local businesses! We can increase this money by spending it. Tourism money was meant to be spent. Rock Falls has a 5% hotel & Motel tax that we all pay when we stay there. That money can be used to promote tourism like , recreational or Arts, Culture, historical places and much more. It is documented that for every dollar spent you make 6 dollars back and more at times. So if I can spend a dollar and make 500% back why would I not spend that money. At the same time I can make even more money! I wish we could do that in our own finances. But most banks and investments only return about 1 to 6% maybe. So if I told you Mr. Citizen you could make 500% on every 6 dollars you spend over 1 to 6% what would you choose? Would you instead save it? Heck no! If also, I told you that the local businesses would also make money and be supported, WOW and that we could relieve you, the tax payer of some of the tax burdens you are incurring now, then what would you say? Then if I told you that very same money would create jobs and businesses, then what would you say? By not spending these tourism dollars we are saying no to all that my friends. A small town of Rock Falls size has so so much power! We have a huge advantage here! Promote Sterling trails, Westwood, Main Street etc and even Dixon if ya want. Maybe not that far as they have Hotels too....lol. I argue do not save this for the big deal with a big corporation and then also give them huge tax breaks and then end up with a empty building a few years later. Invest in us and tourism! My Mom always said David don't you go out looking like that, clean up before you go out and see people. Well the same goes for our city. Clean it up, take ownership like you are presenting us and our community to the world and asking them to come visit us! You will have so much fun and so many exciting things to do and be welcoming as a city and as a people. Be proud of what we have tell others and share it with them. We are the salesmen and women. We must be excited about our own place and our own town because others can see if we are excited or ashamed! The atmosphere and attitude must change from a hard working tuff steel town to active recreational river community. Then we will start to see things change....