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Greer council approves 2025 ATAX awards after debate over Arts & Eats allocation
Summary
City council accepted the Accommodations Tax Committee's grant recommendations and approved advertising awards, then amended programming grants to fully fund the Greer Christmas Parade and Foothills Philharmonic by reducing the Greer Arts & Eats programming award.
At a Greer City Council meeting, members voted to accept the accommodations tax (ATAX) committee's 2025 grant recommendations, approved the full slate of advertising awards and adopted a council amendment reallocating $16,000 from the Greer Arts & Eats programming award to fully fund the Greer Christmas Parade ($4,000) and the Foothills Philharmonic season ($12,000).
The action implements the ATAX committee's recommendations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, while responding to council concerns about distribution among downtown events and the evidence applicants provided for drawing out-of-town visitors.
The ATAX committee, chaired by Finance Director Chris Klein, reviewed 17 applicants on Feb. 25, 2025. Klein said the programming pool had $156,741.33 available and the committee recommended awarding $131,242.50; the committee recommended awarding the entire $70,987.21 available for advertising grants. The committee listed criteria including economic impact to hospitality and attraction of out-of-town guests.
The recommended programming awards included: Greer Chamber of Commerce, Greer Arts & Eats Festival, $50,000; Greer Parks, Recreation and…
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