REDMOND, OR -- The Redmond City Council is holding a panel discussion tonight about The Economies and Strategies of Tourism at a work session. City Manager Keith Witcosky says 4-and a half million overnight visitors a year in Central Oregon spend about 830-million dollars. He says the panel discussion will help the City Council figure out the best way to invest tourism dollars, including initiatives to get more tourists to Redmond. The panel discussion starts at 6-o’cock at Redmond City Hall.