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Baker County approves $425,500 for Baker City tourism transition, asks city to refine $100,000 tourism-facility request
Summary
The Baker County Board of Commissioners approved a $425,500 transfer to help Baker City stand up its transient lodging tax (TLT) program, with a condition that the city return to the county—TLT committee with a defined plan for a proposed $100,000 tourism-related facility before any further funding is released.
The Baker County Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted to approve $425,500 in TLT (transient lodging tax) funding to help Baker City transition to operating its own TLT program, but required the city to return to the county TLT committee with a specific project plan for any $100,000 tourism-facility request.
Baker City representatives asked the county to fund start-up marketing and related costs that the city said would ease the shift to a city-run TLT program. City staff said the initial application requested $625,500 and was trimmed to $575,500; the county and city…
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