Franklin TDA
Tourism Development Authority
If you have any questions about the Franklin TDA, please contact Town Manager Amie Owens.
Franklin Tourism Development Authority (TDA)
The Tourism Development Authority is responsible for overseeing how room occupancy tax dollars are spent to promote travel and tourism in Franklin, North Carolina. The Tourism Development Authority board consist of nine (9) members. Members serve staggered two (2) or three (3) year terms. Three (3) members of the board must be involved with a business directly involved with the collection of rental property occupancy tax. Six members (6) of the board must be a tourist related business involved with the collection of state sales tax. By appointment of the Town of Franklin Franklin NC Town Council, the Town Manager shall be an ex offcio member to the authority. The Town Finance Officer serves as the ex-officio Finance Officer for the authority. The Tourism Development Authority meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall board room located at 95 East Main Street, Franklin, NC.
The TDA operates this Franklin, NC tourism related website - Experience Franklin – The Heart of Adventure
2026 Tourism Development Authority (TDA) Meetings
Notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled meeting for the Franklin Tourism Development Authority (TDA) is held monthly, on the second Monday in the Town Hall Boardroom, 95 East Main Street, Franklin, NC, beginning at 5:30pm.
- Monday, January 12th
- Monday, February 9th
- Monday, March 9th
- Monday, April 13th
- Monday, May 11th
- Monday, June 8th
- Monday, July 13th
- Monday, August 10th
- Monday, September 14th
- Monday, October 12th
- Monday, November 9th
- Monday, December 14th
| Name | Appointed | Expires |
| Tim Crabtree, Chair | June 5, 2023 | June 30, 2027 |
| Kevin Covell | November 07, 2022 | June 30, 2026 |
| Heather Childress Custer | December 1, 2025 | June 30, 2028 |
| Heather Dombroskie | June 02, 2025 | June 30, 2028 |
| Hannah Edwards | June 05, 2023 | June 30, 2027 |
| Guy Gooder | June 05, 2023 | June 30, 2027 |
| Angela Faye Martin | June 05, 2023 | June 30, 2026 |
| Colin McGinnis | October 6, 2025 | June 30, 2028 |
| Rob Reale | June 05, 2023 | June 30, 2026 |
| Heather Dombroskie | June 02, 2025 | June 30, 2028 |
| Amie Owens, Town Manager | Town Designee |