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Montezuma County panel recommends lodgers-tax grants, commissioners to decide whether to place higher tax on November ballot
Summary
A county advisory group presented recommended lodgers-tax awards to multiple tourism groups and urged commissioners to consider putting an expanded lodging tax on the November ballot; the board deferred a final decision to the next meeting.
An advisory panel presented a package of recommended lodgers-tax awards to the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners and urged the board to consider placing an expanded lodging-tax rate on the November ballot.
The panel recommended roughly $55,000 in awards across local tourism and events groups, with specific recommendations including a $10,000 recommendation for the Montezuma Heritage Museum, a partial award for Galloping Goose (about half their request), near-full funding for the Mancos and Dolores chambers, $16,000 for programming from the Mancos Creative District (not funding for its proposed building purchase), and continued base support for Mesa Verde Country. The panel said it had $271 left in carryover.
The recommendation packet also addressed a request…
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