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Council awards $15,000 in lodging-tax grants for fall tourism projects
Summary
Grants Pass City Council approved $15,000 in lodging-tax tourism promotion grants for three projects (Latitude Wine Tours, Grants Pass Downs, and Rogue Gateway Rotary Foundation/Porchfest), and discussed tracking and statutory 50-mile rules for lodging-tax eligibility.
The Grants Pass City Council voted Sept. 17 to award $15,000 in lodging-tax tourism promotion grants for the fall 2025 cycle after a presentation by Dana Pierce of the City’s economic development division.
Dana told council the program was established in 2023 and in FY26 $35,000 in lodging-tax funds are budgeted for two grant cycles. For the fall 2025 cycle the grant-review subcommittee scored five applications and recommended awarding $5,000 each to Latitude Wine Tours and…
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