Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon told reporters yesterday he is excited that Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks were able to open fully two weeks before the parks in the neighboring states. Their draw of tourism back into the state, he says bodes well for economic recovery.
Gordon said, “We had only 200 fewer cars over Memorial Day. That means people are traveling. That means the opportunity for us to gain more sales tax revenue. It means our economy we’re helping to open it up, we’re getting people moving again in this nation”
The primary focus of the Governor’s televised update was on the state’s concerns about major economic shortfalls and the serious cuts to services in the state that will bring. However, Gordon says considering the uptick in travel into the state, he is very hopeful that in a safe and cautious way that the economic recovery will start to allay some of the fears that we have.
