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Littleton council hears arts board on shrinking lodgers-tax grants and allocation trade-offs
Summary
City arts and culture board described a shrinking lodgers-tax (hotel/motel) revenue stream and recommended allocations for 2025–26, including four fixed Tier 1 awards, Tier 2 nonprofit awards, and a $100,000 tourism/marketing bucket; council members pressed staff to tighten projections and plan for a smaller, more predictable budget.
The Littleton Arts and Culture Board told the City Council on Aug. 26 that lodgers-tax revenue available for arts grants is down sharply from initial projections and that the board made allocation recommendations to fit the smaller pool.
Arts and Culture Board staff said the board’s recommended 2025–26 lodgers-tax allocation is approximately $672,000, down from the original first-year projection near $1 million and below early-year actuals of about $850,000. The board presented a four-tier funding structure: four anchor institutions in Tier 1 that together receive $400,000 (four $100,000 awards), a Tier 2 nonprofit pool (about $115,000 available this cycle), a Tier 3 tourism and marketing bucket of $100,000, and a Tier 4 community partners/‘‘cap’’ group reserve for collaborations and off-cycle requests.
The board’s presentation said it received 39 Tier 2 applications this year, recommended awards to 17 of the remaining applicants, moved 19 applications to other funding sources (for…
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