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Tourist board discusses using TDT money for beach park facilities; members favor targeted capital improvements over routine maintenance
Summary
Members of the Pinellas County Tourist Development Council discussed expanding allowable uses of tourist development tax dollars to include "beach park facilities" and targeted capital improvements that support tourism, but they emphasized limits on using TDT funds for routine maintenance and municipal services.
Members of the Pinellas County Tourist Development Council discussed whether to amend the tourist development plan to allow funding for beach park facilities and targeted capital improvements that serve tourists and residents, and they signaled support for narrowly targeted projects rather than ongoing municipal maintenance.
Council members repeatedly emphasized two themes: (1) funding should be tied directly to tourist attractions or demonstrable visitor draws, and (2) routine municipal maintenance or recurring city-level trash pickup and…
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