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Arts board reports multi-year decline in lodgers-tax revenue; adds $22,000 buffer for out‑of‑cycle requests
Summary
Board was informed that lodgers-tax revenue has trended down roughly $100,000 annually over three years; staff added $22,000 to tier-4 recommendations as a buffer and noted about half of grant requests were referred to other funds such as a stadium grant.
Anna, the city's public-art administrator, told the Arts & Culture Board Thursday that Littleton's lodgers-tax revenue has declined over the last three years and that staff are seeing an approximate $100,000 drop per year in that revenue stream.
"It's not news for anyone that the revenue has been declining... over the last 3 years. We figured, as you all know, that it's about a $100,000 down every year," Anna said. She added that June showed a summer uptick but that the city has not received subsequent monthly numbers yet.
Staff presented a revised executive summary of the board's grant recommendations across four tiers and said an additional $22,000 was reserved in…
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