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Trust for Public Land report offers options to fund $100M in recreation infrastructure; board weighs lodging tax as viable path
Summary
County staff presented a preliminary Trust for Public Land (TPL) feasibility report that outlines funding mechanisms (sales tax, bonds, lodging tax, property tax, special district) for an estimated $100 million recreation infrastructure need; commissioners signaled the lodging tax might have the most traction.
County staff updated the Board of Commissioners on a preliminary Trust for Public Land (TPL) evaluation of funding options to support a broad set of recreation projects, including courts, community centers, pools and improved connectivity between municipal and county recreation assets.
Staff said the $100 million figure is a back-of-the-envelope estimate aggregating municipal and county needs over a 10-year horizon and that TPL has provided a…
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