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Public market LTAC funding pushed to business agenda after committee debate over eligibility

5444220 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

After extensive questioning about LTAC eligibility and match funding, the committee moved the lodging-tax recommendation for the Federal Way Public Market business-plan and outreach to the Aug. 12 business agenda so the full council can resolve questions about funding source and statutory fit.

Committee members debated whether the Federal Way Public Market’s $26,000 request fits the lodging-tax (LTAC) legal standard before deciding to move the LTAC recommendation to the Aug. 12 council business agenda for fuller review. Economic development staff explained the LTAC recommendation was for $16,500 from the 2025 budget and $9,500 from 2026, and that the public-market applicant sought $26,000 to support community outreach and marketing. Cindy Laws, representing…

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