By Jim Cross | KTAR
The mayor of the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon” said the town of Tusayan, Ariz. will never fully recover from the closure of the Grand Canyon National Park caused by the partial federal government shutdown.
Mayor Greg Bryan estimates the shutdown cost his community $1.5 million and those dollars aren’t coming back.
“That doesn’t include the concessionaires inside of the park who lost around $6 million to $7 million,” he said. “It’s like produce. When it goes bad, it’s gone.”