Council authorizes applications for three Snohomish County Hotel-Motel grants
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Summary
Council authorized staff to submit three Snohomish County Hotel-Motel grant applications for 2026: a $13,000 'Arlington Score and Explore' promotion ($400 cash match, $4,000 in-kind), a $4,500 outdoor visitor guide project ($500 cash match, $1,250 in-kind/design match), and a $20,000 downtown speaker system ( $10,000 cash match).
The Arlington City Council authorized Sarah Lopez to submit three Snohomish County Hotel-Motel grant applications for round two of 2026 tourism funding.
Sarah described the requests: an "Arlington Score and Explore" stay/play/shop local promotion seeking $13,000 with a $400 cash match and $4,000 in-kind match to be run through the city's Meet Me in Arlington program; a professionally designed outdoor visitor guide focusing on parks and trails requesting $4,500 with a $500 cash match and $1,250 in-kind/design match for 5,000 printed copies; and a downtown speaker system infrastructure request of $20,000 with a $10,000 cash match.
Sarah said she had discussed the proposals with the Chamber and DEBA as partners and would collect letters of support; councilmembers asked whether hotels in the city had been contacted and Sarah confirmed outreach to local hotels including Best Western.
A motion to authorize submission of the grant applications was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
