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Longview Council backs Cowlitz PFD request to support House Bill 1109
Summary
The council voted to join the Cowlitz Public Facilities District in supporting House Bill 1109, which would extend the district's existing sales-tax rebate authority and help fund a multi‑phase master plan for the Cowlitz County Event Center.
Bob Gregory, project manager for the Cowlitz County Public Facilities District, asked the Longview City Council to support House Bill 1109, legislation that would extend the district’s current sales-tax rebate authority for an additional 25 years.
Gregory said the extension would continue existing sales tax rebates that now partially fund debt service and operations at the Cowlitz County Event Center and the Columbia Theater of Performing Arts. He described a recently adopted master plan that proposes a phased program: modest modernization of the existing conference center (phase 1), a proposed 40,000-square-foot…
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