Visitor spending in Ashe County contributed $128.8 million to the local economy while supporting 598 tourism jobs, according to a state economic impact report. The spending generated tax revenue equivalent to $353.47 per county resident.
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One hundred twenty-eight million dollars came through Ashe County last year because people from somewhere else spent money here. That spending covered 598 jobs and cut the average resident's tax bill by $353.47. The state economic impact report just ran the numbers. Those jobs are real paychecks, and that tax relief is real money staying in households instead of going to the county.
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