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Council directs full lodging-tax funding for Harvest Days after split advisory recommendation

5919468 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee split on funding a Harvest Days request; council instructed staff to include the full $66,725 in the draft budget, citing the event's draw and available fund balance.

Council signaled support for fully funding the Battleground Festivals Association's Harvest Days event with lodging-tax dollars after the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) split on whether to award the full request.

Megan (staff member) said LTAC votes were split — some committee members favored the full $66,725 request while others recommended $50,000 — and told council there had been no substantive…

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