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Council presses Elgin Chamber on visitor metrics as it negotiates hotel‑occupancy funding terms
Summary
Council members pressed the Elgin Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center for clearer metrics and more visitor‑focused use of hotel‑occupancy tax funds, saying prior reporting showed few out‑of‑town visits and asking staff to provide full reports for review.
Councilmembers and city staff reviewed two draft agreements with the Elgin Chamber of Commerce governing hotel‑occupancy tax (hot funds) support for the visitor center. Mayor Pro Tem and staff emphasized that hotel‑occupancy dollars should be spent to attract out‑of‑town visitors — 'heads and beds' — and asked the chamber to make the visitor center role…
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