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Council signals support for $500,000 hotel‑tax allocation to Chamber building; no formal vote tonight
Summary
Councilmembers discussed funding requests from outside agencies and expressed support for a $500,000 allocation from restricted hotel‑occupancy tax funds toward the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce building project; staff will prepare corresponding budget language for the Sept. 9 meeting.
Weatherford — Council discussion of outside-agency funding requests on Aug. 26 centered on the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce’s building project and whether to set aside hotel‑occupancy tax funds to support it; several council members suggested a $500,000 allocation and asked staff to prepare budget language for the next meeting.
At the item on funding for local nonprofits and organizations, staff summarized policy requirements for city funding: applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits, maintain headquarters or operations in Weatherford, directly serve city residents, be financially solvent and not supplant city services. The city’s policy caps general‑fund grants at $25,000 total and $5,000 per…
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