CAMDENTON, Mo. — Local officials are forging an agreement to bring hundreds of Porsches and an estimated $1 million in revenue to the Lake of the Ozarks area.

Camdenton’s Board of Alderman recently passed an ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the Porsche Club of America for the use of Camdenton Memorial Lake Regional Airport’s tarmac when the Club convenes at Lake of the Ozarks in July 2018.

Tan-Tar-A submitted a bid to host the Porsche Club of America at Lake of the Ozarks in 2018 and notified Camdenton’s Board of Aldermen of its intent in March 2015. At that meeting, Tan-Tar-A sales representative Rosa Powell explained to Camdenton’s Board that the airport tarmac would be used for gentlemen’s precision racing and auto displays because Camdenton’s tarmac is smoother and more suitable for the event than what is available at Lee C. Fine Airport.

Airport Manager Cory Leuwerke had previously been consulted and had expressed support because the event will bring visitors to the airport. In addition, the two-day event will not require that the airport shut down or change its usual practices.

Representatives from Porsche toured the area last spring. That visit included a flight from Camdenton’s airport over the Lake region to highlight the beauty of the Lake. As a result, Tan-Tar-A and Lake of the Ozarks became a finalist for the event, competing with Austin, Texas for the contract. After a new president for the Porsche club was installed, representatives returned to tour Lake of the Ozarks a second time before deciding to accept Tan-Tar-A’s bid for 2018.

In reviewing Bill 2590-15 before a final vote, City Administrator Hancock noted that 1,800 people are expected to attend, bringing an average of 300 Porsches and more than one million dollars of revenue to the area.


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