Letter: Jones's comments are an insult to city's tourism

Letter: Jones's comments are an insult to city's tourism



Jerry W. Pomar
St. Augustine
Publication Date: 08/22/07


Editor: After seeing and listening to the St. Augustine City Commission meeting on Aug. 13, I was just shocked at City Commission Errol Jones's statement the tourists should just leave their money and just go away.

How dare he make that kind of a statement. He owes an apology to every tour operator, the folks who work in our information center, the folks who work in every aspect of tourism in St. Augustine and St. Johns County.

My mother was a tour guide for 47 years in St. Augustine. I was taught to always be courteous to our visitors because they helped pay for our livelihood.

There are a lot of volunteers who work hard to make our visitors have a pleasant stay. For one of our city commissioners to make that statement, is a slap in the face to everyone in the tourism industry.

Errol Jones, just leave your money and go away.

Jerry W. Pomar

St. Augustine


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