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Council allocates long‑unspent transit guest tax funds to NoDo Arts district

3655470 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a motion to allocate $52,000 (unallocated TGT funds) to the North Topeka Arts & Entertainment District (NoDo) after staff and the Transit Guest Tax committee vetted the application; council emphasized the funds are paid by hotel visitors, not the general fund.

The governing body approved on May 13 the Transit Guest Tax (hotel/motel tax) committee’s recommendation to allocate previously unallocated Transit Guest Tax (TGT) funds to the North Topeka Arts & Entertainment District (NoDo).

Why it matters: Transit guest tax revenue is intended to support tourism and visitor programming; allocating the funds to NoDo…

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