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Commission explores community event grant pilot, lodging-tax limits and possible city support for Thurston County Pride
Summary
Commissioners discussed creating a community event grant program to support cultural celebrations, reviewed lodging-tax limitations and heard a proposal to partner with a local Pride organizer for a June event at the fairgrounds.
The Lacey Commission on Equity on Feb. 24 discussed a proposal to research and design a community event grant pilot to support cultural celebrations and community programming, and heard a request to partner with an existing Pride organizer for a Thurston County Pride event.
City staff explained that some city-supported events are resource-intensive and that the city already administers several funding avenues — including lodging-tax-supported events, a neighborhood-matching grant program and a human-services grant program — each of which has different eligibility rules and purposes. Staff emphasized that lodging-tax dollars are restricted by state rules to tourism marketing and events designed to attract overnight visitors.
“Those dollars…
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