Committee trims Tourism Council request, forwards $70,000 after debate
Oneida County Tourism leaders sought restoration to $92,800 after a 30% cut last year; the Executive Committee debated municipal funding, room tax limits and project-based funding and ultimately approved forwarding $70,000 to Budget Hearings (roll call 4-1, two absent).
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Jackie Sharp and Krystal Westfahl presented the Oneida County Tourism Council's 2027 request, saying last year's 30% cut required eliminating meetings and newsletters and prevented taking on new projects or grants. Westfahl told the committee the Tourism Council has no other county-level funding source because room tax revenue is municipal.
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