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Cottage Grove CVB approves preliminary 2026 budget; projects $72,300 lodging-tax revenue and $4,131 shortfall
Summary
The CVB approved a preliminary 2026 budget projecting $101,800 in revenue and $105,931.25 in expenses, leaving a planned shortfall of $4,131.25; staff said they will monitor expenses and may use fund balance to cover any gap. Q2 lodging-tax collections were reported at $30,949, 4.7% above budgeted Q2.
The Cottage Grove Convention and Visitors Bureau on Aug. 26 approved its preliminary 2026 budget after a staff presentation that also reviewed second-quarter lodging-tax collections.
Phil, a CVB staff member, told the board that Q2 2025 lodging-tax collections and related revenue totaled $30,949, 4.7% higher than the 2025 Q2 budgeted amount; he attributed the increase in part to activity around the Food Truck Festival.
On the 2026 preliminary budget, Phil said the CVB based lodging-tax…
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