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Council reviews FY25–26 special revenue recommendations; Findlay Park opening, festival funding and hospitality-tax trade-offs draw scrutiny
Summary
Staff presented draft allocations from state accommodations and hospitality tax funds including proposed items for Findlay Park and a $500,000 request for the 3 Rivers festival; council asked organizers for clearer contracts and a business plan before committing funds.
Missy Kaufman, assistant city manager for strategic initiatives and innovation, presented the city—ouncil with staff recommendations for FY25–26 special revenue allocations drawn from the state 5% accommodations tax and local hospitality-tax balances. Kaufman told the council the packet includes funding recommendations as well as a list of eligible park capital projects that remain unfunded.
"We have 2 funding sources," Kaufman said, explaining that the state accommodations tax 5% general-purpose portion and a hospitality-tax reserve are the main sources under discussion. She said the hospitality-tax budget in the FY25–26 materials showed about $1.3 million unallocated and that one $250,000 hospitality-tax carryforward tied to the "Silicon South" project was…
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