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Council asks LTAC to re‑review lodging‑tax recommendations after debate over operations, Surf & Slide funding and MLIRD request
Summary
Council reviewed LTAC’s 2026 lodging tax recommendations and directed staff to ask LTAC to re‑evaluate certain requests with more project detail, while signaling support for event‑staffing help and partial operational support for Surf and Slide.
Moses Lake City Council reviewed the lodging tax advisory committee’s (LTAC) 2026 funding recommendations and directed staff to return a revised package to the LTAC committee for re‑consideration with clarifying information.
LTAC received 38 applications (37 eligible) requesting about $1.405 million; LTAC recommended awarding $779,612 and placing about $320,388 into the 15% future capital carve‑out. City management proposed amending the committee’s recommendations to use some of the carve‑out this year to reduce pressure on the city’s general fund, specifically adding funding for staff support of special events ($40,000) and allocating a portion of the remainder…
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