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Council rejects Chamber payment, approves $25,000 to Downtown Woodland Revitalization
Summary
After a public hearing and a written request from the Woodland Chamber, the council voted 4–3 to award $25,000 in lodging-tax funds to Downtown Woodland Revitalization and failed to authorize a $25,000 payment to the Woodland Visitor Center run by the Chamber; the remaining $25,000 of the authorized $50,000 remains available.
Woodland City Council voted on competing lodging-tax (LTAC) allocations after a public hearing and a written submission from the Woodland Chamber of Commerce warning of legal and audit risks.
Tom Butler of the Chamber read a letter asking the city to seek written legal clarification before approving altered LTAC allocations. The letter said DWR’s application did not reflect the revised award and that some proposed uses described in that application — local marketing, community events and lease payments to a city‑owned building — might not meet the statutory definitions for lodging‑tax spending under the RCW cited in…
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