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Residents urge council to restore tourism grant levels and reconstitute TPAC; one resident raises police-stop complaint
Summary
During public comment at the June 23 Brookings City Council meeting, residents urged better outreach and larger tourism grants to support events, recommended reconstituting the Tourism Promotion Advisory Committee (TPAC), and one resident described a disputed traffic stop and requested police video and court review.
Three members of the public spoke during the June 23 public-comment period, urging the council to improve tourism funding and civic outreach and describing personal concerns about a police traffic stop.
Tourism funding and TPAC: Michael Frederick, 1683 Delaware Court, said he is "slightly encouraged" by recent meetings but urged the council to increase grant caps for tourism events. He said event organizers previously could apply for a $3,000 cap and that reducing caps to $2,000 "decreases the amount of funds that are gonna be available" and undermines incentive to start events. Frederick said inflation has reduced spending power and that delayed reimbursements (for example, receiving funds only after an event) discourage organizers. He suggested the council hold public forums in town venues, such as Misty Mountain or Black Trumpet, to solicit feedback and make participation easier.
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