Ok I think I may have stumbled upon this county's answer to what the alternative is. Howie Bruce in the December 21, 2007 edition of the News Observer said,” Taxes in the unincorporated part of the county is generated almost exclusively from rental cabins." So here is my thought on what our local leaders plan is:

1. Get tourist to come to Fannin County and rent a cabin and collect the tax money.
2. Tell the tourist about the wonderful restaurants and attractions in the newly revitalized downtown Copperhill.
3. Post numerous police officers on the Copperhill/McCaysville line to apprehend the entire inebriated tourist groups, there by generating and collecting new tax revenue.