The Foothills Chamber of Commerce is interested in semi-pseudo-privatizing the Polk County Travel and Tourism Department. A couple meetings for March are scheduled to hash out the issue. The matter is not as clear-cut as one would like. Innkeepers have concerns about the way the department has spent proceeds from the county’s occupancy tax. They argue they have repeatedly addressed the commissioners about inefficiencies and misplaced priorities, but they have been ignored. Innkeeper Jim Ott believes the county will be passing a dysfunctional system off on the chamber of commerce, make a buck in the process, and leave the concerns of those in the travel and tourism business unaddressed. As part of the proposed deal, $60,000-65,000 in tax revenues would be given to the chamber to run the office. Furthermore, not all providers of accommodations are members of the chamber.