Comments on: Escambia County Contributes $25K In Tourist Funds To Beulahfest

By: KENDRA HILL

KENDRA HILL — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 17:14:05 +0000

Beulah has no access to ecat.

By: High Tech Redneck

High Tech Redneck — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 02:38:09 +0000

Is the 4 percent tourist tax the 4 cent tax increase on a gallon of gas (at the first of the year) to help fund ECAT?

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:01:25 +0000

I’m pretty sure Don is talking about the people of Beulah who started this years ago with a band from Beulah sausage being cooked by people in Beulah. Children running around having fun. An event that the people could afford and still help the fire dept. I’ve lived in Beulah for now over 40 years I’m not sure what help all that money does out here. But I can say we had a clean sweep one time that was great cause code enforcement had to actually make some of these people clean their yards. Yes I can say that’s the best thing I’ve ever seen. Can we get one of those MR.Morgan.

By: Jennifer Young

Jennifer Young — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:30:16 +0000

With most operating in the Beulah community?

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:49:10 +0000

Its not an out of control monster. Sure, it may not have the feel it used to, thats because people love the hometown feel and its gotten so popular because its good and wholesome. Want something with a rubber stamp, demonic, sexual overtones, go to Disneyworld.
And Don, i dont remember St.Annes ever being for tourists. My old man started the round-up with Father Licari in the 60’s as a chicken fry and he stopped cause it got to be too much for him at his age. But it always was hometown.

By: Dorrian Vance

Dorrian Vance — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:09:27 +0000

To answer a few additional questions, the proceeds from BeulahFest go to support local charities in the Beulah and surrounding communities. Our impact for the economy last year for a two day festival was over $300,000. We brought in over 3,000 people who did not live, work, or worship in Escambia County.

The money received is from the tourism tax and like John said is tourist dollars spent at hotels etc. It does not come from our local tax dollars.

Fire department funds come from the MSBU collected by the county. It has been this way for over 15 years.

Once again we appreciate all of the community support.

By: Dorrian Vance

Dorrian Vance — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:36:37 +0000

Hello everyone as the spokesperson for BeulahFest I’ll ask you to consider that in our 29 years of operations we have never received any kind of assistant such as this.
Greed has not ruined BeulahFest, as the event has grown from the demands of our audience we have had to seek out bigger venues. The Fairgrounds was the best spot that was as close as possible to Beulah. It is our audience that allows us to take our proceeds each year and donate to local charites with most operating in the Beulah community. We appreciate all of the sport we get from the community.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:52:29 +0000

Can we please vote to get Beulah out of its name it is such an embarrassment. This is not what our festival was about it is out of control very expensive and its not even in Beulah. GREED has ruined it.

By: ashamed

ashamed — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:15:58 +0000

john;;;; I understand what you are saying, but tax dollars are tax dollars, they can put money in a bucket and say anything they wish but most is not true.(remember lipstick on a pig is still just a pig)

By: bartender

bartender — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:08:17 +0000

why are they saying commissioners giving money,sounds like they giving out of there own pocket,,, wrong again, it never comes out of their pocket. yes if its our tax paying dollars then why are they charging so much for us to get in? use to be fun when it was smaller but now its become a money maker for the county,to use as they see fit. it should all go to the fire depts.and the comissiomers should not control it.