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Council tables TLT funding allocation dispute; schedules work session after contentious public comment from Chamber, Taste Newberg and Downtown Coalition
Summary
A dispute over how the city's transient lodging tax (TLT) should be allocated among the Chehalem Valley Chamber, Taste (TACE) Newberg and the Newberg Downtown Coalition led to a public debate. Council voted to table the matter and hold a work session to allow data and proposals from all parties.
Councilors delayed a decision on reallocating Newberg's transient lodging tax (TLT) funds after extended public comment from the Chehalem Valley Chamber, Taste Newberg (TACE Newberg) and the Newberg Downtown Coalition (NDC). The council voted to schedule a work session to gather data and give all three organizations time to present plans.
Lindsey Dobie, president of the Chehalem Valley Chamber board, asked the council to move from a flat quarterly payment to a percentage‑based allocation tied to TLT revenues and proposed 2.5% of TLT…
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