Kudos to St. Augustine Beach Commissioners II -- Questioning the St. Johns Visitor and Convention Bureau and Its Strategy,Tactics, Practices and Procedures

Last night,. St. Augustine Beach Commissioners, led by Mayor S.. Gary Snodgrass and Commissioner Brud Helhski, agreed with me that tough questions need to be asked of our St. Johns County Visitors and Convention Bureau, which has refused to answer questions or provide documents, even on its Antitrust and Civil Rights Compliance Policies.

At a future St. Augustine Beach City Commission meeting, VCB Executive Director Richard Goldman will have the chance to answer questions he has avoided and evaded since May 17th – questions about VCB's branding and marketing strategy, including questionable decision not to advertise in Miami, not to advertise our cultural diversity and tolerance, and refusal to reach out to GLBT, youth, African-American and Hispanic tourists for St. Augustine's 450th anniversary, while advertising in Reader's Digest and Better Homes and Gardens. There has not been a New York Times travel section article on St. Augustine since September 5, 2003 – a yellowing copy is on the bulletin board at the Bunnery on St. George Street.

Perhaps Beach Commissioners will want to put Mr. Goldman under oath, under penalty of perjury, e.g., when they ask pointed questions about possible Antitrust and Civil Rights violations.   Thank you!