Lebanon County commissioners approved two hotel-tax grant awards during the meeting: $5,000 to the Pennsylvania Gourd Society for its annual show and festival at the Lebanon Expo Center and $5,000 to the Community Health Council of Lebanon Valley for the Tour to Lebanon Valley cycling event.

Commissioners discussed how the Gourd Society directs visitors to local lodging and attractions; the group requested $5,000 toward a $7,600 budget. One commissioner said the event draws out‑of‑state visitors and "truly put heads in beds"; another favored funding half the request. The motion to fund $5,000 carried with recorded aye votes and one recorded opposing voice on the Gourd Society item.

For the Tour to Lebanon Valley, staff materials in the record show the event was scheduled for June 14 and that organizers reported most riders come from outside the county; a staff exchange in the meeting referenced a $10,000 event budget, and another comment referenced $16,000, creating a discrepancy in the record. Commissioners approved $5,000 in hotel-tax support for the cycling event by motion and second.

Staff did not request additional county general-fund support for either grant; both were approved as hotel-tax expenditures.