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Newport Council tables state-enabled tourism improvement district after debate on city share and board conflicts
Summary
After a public hearing and extended council debate, the Newport City Council voted to table a proposal to convert the city's existing tourism management arrangement into a state-authorized Tourism Improvement District (TID). Concerns centered on the city's 3% administrative share and council involvement on the TID board.
The Newport City Council on the night of the meeting opened a public hearing on a state-authorized Tourism Improvement District proposed for the city but ultimately tabled the item for further work and negotiation.
Councilors and members of the public spent more than an hour examining how the new statute differs from the city’s six-year tourism management district. Staff and the solicitor explained the proposal would leave Discover Newport holding funds in a separate account while a district board decides spending, and that the municipality’s role is limited under the enabling statute 45.5918 to reducing proposed assessments, adjusting…
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