By Denise Jewell Gee
NEWS NIAGARA REPORTER

The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. has been selective in what it has chosen to disclose to the City of Niagara Falls so that some records don't end up in the hands of the public. That information it has withheld includes:

• Salaries of its employees, aside from its president.

• Receipts or detailed expense reports for travel that has included overseas trips.

• How much private consultants are paid.

Roughly 80 percent of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp.'s $2.5 million annual budget comes from public sources -- hotel taxes and casino revenue collected by Niagara Falls, Lockport and Niagara County.

But the not-for-profit organization has determined that releasing some information about how that money is spent would either give away "trade secrets" and "competitive advantages" or violate the privacy of its employees.

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