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Rodeo organizers, businesses and council hash out arena access, contracts and hotel-tax spending
Summary
Representatives of local rodeo groups and a sponsoring ag-business sought city support for arena access and partnership; councilors raised past financial shortfalls for the Riata rodeo and hot-funds expenditures, prompting a tense exchange about hotel-tax spending and prior reimbursements.
Representatives of local rodeo organizations asked Lampasas City Council on Dec. 8 to finalize an operating agreement for the city arena, describing membership options, maintenance needs and a desire to partner with the County Rodeo Association ahead of spring events.
A business representative, Heston, said his company had sponsored last year’s rodeo and offered volunteer and maintenance resources, saying "we want to foster that, and we want that's what we got involved with the Countywide Passes Rodeo…
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