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Brookings residents press council on tourism funding and reconstituting TPAC

Brookings City Council · June 24, 2025
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Summary

Residents urged the city to make tourism grant (TLT) funds easier to access and to revive a tourism advisory committee; councilors signaled support and staff said an application and follow-up are in place.

Several residents told the Brookings City Council on June 23 that the city should do more to distribute Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) dollars and to increase public outreach. Michael Frederick, who gave his address as 1683 Delaware, said funding caps on small event grants have eroded purchasing power and discouraged new organizers. “Six, seven years ago … we got $3,000. That was the cap. Reducing that to $2,000 now we’re down to 67% of…

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