The composition

of Coweta County's Convention and Visitors Bureau board will change this

year.

Director Angela

White asked the Coweta County Commission Tuesday to change the number

of seats on the board from 17 to 12.

White believes

the new number will be easier to work with, and she also wants to change

who serves on the board.

Currently,

the board is composed of representatives of all the municipalities and

the county, but White wants the focus to be more on businesses and individuals

that are a part of the tourism industry, or are closely affected by it.

The County

Commission agreed with White's concept, but Commissioner Robert Wood wanted

to make sure the board's "diversity" was not lost when new people

were added to it.

Commissioner

Vernon "Mutt" Hunter agreed with lowering the number to 12 and

trying to have diverse opinions on the board, but warned he didn't want

to see the integrity of the board sacrificed for diversity.

The visitors

bureau had an extremely successful year in 2002, and White said she wants

to build on that success, by going after more of the motorcoach business

that brings thousands of visitors to communities around the nation.

In order to

do that, White believes representatives from some of the county's establishments,

such as hotels and attractions, are better suited to help lure the visitors

to Coweta County.

The board currently

has nine vacancies that need to be filled, and White has several people

in mind, but said she has not contacted any of the folks yet.