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Tourism board accepts funding changes, records disclosure; treasurer reports revenue ahead of budget
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The Okeechobee County Tourist Development Council accepted a councilmember's abstention for a conflict of interest and approved two agenda funding corrections and awards Thursday while receiving a treasurer's report showing $469,349.64 in tourism-tax revenue through Oct. 9.
The Okeechobee County Tourist Development Council accepted a councilmember's abstention for a conflict of interest and approved two funding-item decisions during its meeting.
Miss Whitehead, the tourist development tax treasurer, reported the council's tourism-tax revenue through Oct. 9 at $469,349.64 and said three months in fiscal year 24-25 had not yet been reported. "We still have 3 months that have not been reported yet in fiscal year 2425. But we're currently at $469,349.64," Miss Whitehead said.
The council then considered a reconsideration from Balen's…
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