Patke aims for TDC to become a resource for visitors, residents

Konnie Patke is Columbia County’s new Tourist Development Council director, charged with attracting visitors to the county. She said she also aims for the department to become a better resource for local residents as well. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

The person in charge of trying to attract visitors to Columbia County likes the welcome mat laid out for her upon her arrival.

Konnie Patke, the import from Texas tasked with heading up the county’s To…