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Commerce organizations seek FY2026 hotel‑occupancy funds as council reviews allocations
Summary
Chamber, children’s museum, East Texas A&M athletics and community groups presented requests totaling program and operating support for FY2026 hotel‑occupancy tax allocations. Staff said this meeting was informational only; council will vote on allocations at a later date.
Several Commerce organizations made presentations to the City Council seeking FY2026 allocations from the hotel‑occupancy tax fund, saying the grants support tourism, events and operations that bring visitors and overnight stays.
Assistant City Manager of Financial Services Molly Campbell reviewed the hotel‑tax fund balance and said the presentation was informational only; the council will vote on allocations at a later meeting. Campbell said the city expects the fund balance to be roughly $110,000 at…
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