Good News! We brought Mr. Kevin Wahkinney on board yesterday as the new manager for our tourism enterprise at Indian City. He previously served several years as manager for the Comanche Nation Water Park in Lawton and has a background in tourism and economic development. His first order of business is correcting the water supply problem for re-opening the facility which should happen within a few days. Mr. Wahkinney expressed his eagerness to begin the task and he also recognizes the great potential for future developments at the facility.
I, along with KBC Chairman Don Tofpi and KBC Secretary Sharon Pena, have been selected as a sub-committee to oversee the operations and future development of Indian City and we have had numerous work sessions in planning for the re-opening and phased development. We have also contracted the services of Mr. Lynn Leasure of Leasure & Associates, a proven tour developer from the state of Utah, who has extensive experience working with tribal, state and local-government tour facilities across the western United States. Mr Leasure is pictured here conferring with Chairman Tofpi at one of the Indian City site features.
We recently met with Okla. State Rep. T.W. Shannon of Lawton who chairs the State Dept of Tourism and the Dept of Transportation, and he was very receptive to the development plans we presented and requested an on-site visit and follow up meet to plan for State assistance to our efforts.
We are taking a measured, well planned approach toward the accomplishment of our goals with Indian City and the end result should produce an enterprise which all Kiowas can take pride in. I will follow with later update postings as we progress.
I, along with KBC Chairman Don Tofpi and KBC Secretary Sharon Pena, have been selected as a sub-committee to oversee the operations and future development of Indian City and we have had numerous work sessions in planning for the re-opening and phased development. We have also contracted the services of Mr. Lynn Leasure of Leasure & Associates, a proven tour developer from the state of Utah, who has extensive experience working with tribal, state and local-government tour facilities across the western United States. Mr Leasure is pictured here conferring with Chairman Tofpi at one of the Indian City site features.
We recently met with Okla. State Rep. T.W. Shannon of Lawton who chairs the State Dept of Tourism and the Dept of Transportation, and he was very receptive to the development plans we presented and requested an on-site visit and follow up meet to plan for State assistance to our efforts.
We are taking a measured, well planned approach toward the accomplishment of our goals with Indian City and the end result should produce an enterprise which all Kiowas can take pride in. I will follow with later update postings as we progress.
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