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Alpine panel reviews 2025–26 hotel-occupancy-tax grant applications; some applications held or ruled ineligible
Summary
At a meeting held Oct. 11, 2025, AlpineHotel Occupancy Tax grant reviewers scored about two dozen event and promotion applications, postponed review of one incomplete application and ruled another ineligible under the statutory categories that govern HOT spending.
AlpineHotel Occupancy Tax grant reviewers met Oct. 11 to score 2025and 2026 grant applications and to sort out several incomplete or ineligible requests. The panel completed scoring of most applicants and sent remaining questions and follow-ups to staff for next-week action.
The meeting matters because hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) grants are the cityprimary tool for subsidizing events and marketing meant to drive tourist hotel stays and local sales tax revenue. Awards decide which festivals, rodeos, sports tournaments and promotion programs will receive city support in the coming year.
Meeting staff and panelists described the scoring procedure and legal limits that shaped eligibility. "The hotel occupancy tax has 9 different categories that the legislature identified that it could be used," the meeting facilitator said, explaining that projects must fit one of those categories to qualify. Reviewers rate each application 1 to 10 on multiple criteria; a weighted spreadsheet produces a performance score and optional extra-credit…
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