Tourism Pundit Nigel Knorr on "Canada Rob"

 

We'll continue with our series on the Florence Historical Commission later this week. Today we have the first of two expected commentaries on Lauderdale Tourism director Rob Carnegie and his 13% cost of living raise.



We are all disgusted with the fact that Canada Rob keeps sucking the tourism world dry of funding due to getting ridiculous undeserved pay raises and by also NOT producing any higher tourism dollars for Florence and Lauderdale County to warrant such an extreme raise. I think it's time we start focusing on the root of the problem which appears to be the Florence Lauderdale Tourism Board. These folks must be deranged to keep giving this guy all this money. 

He is now the highest paid tourism director in the entire state of Alabama!!!! It's time to abolish the board. The City of Florence and the Lauderdale County Commission appoint these board members, so lets focus on why these particular board members were chosen to be on this extremely important board and why there is obviously ZERO accountability for their actions. Keep in mind that the City of Florence and Lauderdale County both are the funding mechanism behind the tourism office. 

Ask yourself this question: Have you seen big events that bring in tourists in your area of the City of Florence? And we all know you certainly have not seen big events out in the county, because Canada Rob would not even know which direction to get to Rogersville or Waterloo or anywhere in between. I heard he knows how to get to the gym to workout during his “lunch break.” Do you go to the gym on your lunch break? Do you drive a company car and use your company credit card to buy gas for that company car to drive to Nashville every weekend trying to get someone to listen to your “new song” or to play guitar? The answer to all these questions is NO because you would get fired for these offenses. 

Canada Rob is rewarded for these actions and more because the Florence Lauderdale Tourism BOARD doesn’t care nor do they hold him accountable for these actions. Hey, DICK JORDAN and DANNY PETTUS: Wake up and stop funding this fiasco. Get rid of this ridiculous board and Canada Rob too. Make Tourism Great Again!!!!!