Tourism advisory committee recommends 14 TLT projects; commissioners ask TAC to reallocate $35,529 and defer final vote

The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners reviewed recommendations from the county Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) on Feb. 5, 2025, for 2024–25 transient lodging tax (TLT) tourism‑facilities and community grants. The TAC recommended funding 14 applications with a combined request of $714,559; the county had $700,000 budgeted. Commissioners asked the TAC to reallocate $35,529 of the recommended awards, proposed that the fairgrounds lighting project be funded from the county’s existing TLT allocation for county facilities, and deferred a final county vote until the TAC returns with an adjusted recommendation.

Why it matters: The TAC’s recommendations determine which visitor‑related capital and facilities projects receive county TLT support. The board’s direction to return funds for reallocation and to separate county‑owned facility spending will change the competitive distribution this year and could affect how the county frames future TLT policies and allocations.

What commissioners reviewed and how they acted Nan Devlin, director of the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, told the board the TAC received 20 applications asking for about $939,000 and ranked 14 projects for a total recommended award of $714,559. "It was a total request of $938,999," Devlin said, and the TAC attempted to spread awards across…