Notice to our readers:
This article was scheduled to be placed into the archives but
due to the fact a certain individual complained about it we
are going to keep it posted a while longer. This article first
appeared in April and it took until the middle of July for
someone to complain.
ED
Chamber Send Visitors To Madiera Beach
Business in Treasure Island is bad enough but it is about to get much worse after the Exective Director of the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce told a Channel 13 news crew that she tells Treasure Island visitors to go to John's Pass if they are looking for something to do.
Dominique Reiter, who failed last year in an attempt to unseat Treasure Island 
Commissioner Phil Collins, was interviewed by a television news crew about the up coming vote by Treasure Island City Commissioners on whether or not to fund a completion of a study for the redevelopment of downtown Treasure Island. When asked by the news crew about Treasure Island's downtown Reiter said there was nothing to do in Treasure Island and she tells people who stop by the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce office to go to Madeira Beach's John Pass Village.
It is unclear how sending people to John's Pass Village helps the Treasure Island business community the Chamber is suppose to represent.
Reiter's tenure as Exective Director of the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce has been less than spectacular. When the City Commission decided to axe two of the City's main civic events, Rock Around The Clock and The Sun, Sand and Symphony, Reiter told the Commission that the Chamber would sponsor and run both events.
Since that announcement Rock Around The Clock has died a quiet death and long time traditional Memorial Day Weekend celebration, Sun, Sand and Symphony has been shrunk down to something now being called Sun, Sand and Swing.
It looks to us that Dominique is doing quite the job on the Chamber of Commerce rather than for it.
Here are a couple of emails we received when the article first appeared in April.
Dear ED,
Can't figure out why Julian Fant was featured. As far as I know, he's not a spokesperson for anybody. His 50/50 split for the cost of the study is useless in my opinion. If the Commission/voters won't support spending money to facilitate changing the commercial LDR's, how in the world are they going to support voting to approve any recommended changes?
Sounds like we don't need a TI Chamber if the info they are handing out is the same info tourists get from the kiosk in front of Celebrations...want fun? go to John's Pass Village. Wonder how our restaurants, bars, shops, charter boats, etc feel about what Dominique said? It would have been the perfect opportunity for her to talk about our beach, golf and tennis facilities, restaurants, etc. What a shame.
Treasure Island
Dear TI business owner:
1st - Watch this video of TI Chamber Chairperson Domenic Reiter bashing Treasure Island! Great for YOUR business?
Treasure Island
Dear ED,
The PLEASE call the chamber immediately and demand a refund of your membership fee!
Treasure Island