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Port Orchard advisory committee forwards recommended lodging-tax allocations to council ahead of FIFA year
Summary
The Port Orchard Lodging Tax Advisory Committee reviewed proposals from local tourism and event groups focused on FIFA and year-round promotion, agreed on a slate of recommendations and voted to forward the committee’s proposed 2026 funding allocation to the City Council for consideration. Total pool under discussion: about $130,000.
The Port Orchard Lodging Tax Advisory Committee on Tuesday heard more than a half-dozen presentations from local tourism and event groups and voted to send its recommended 2026 lodging-tax funding allocations to City Council for consideration.
Chair John Morrissey opened the meeting by reminding members that the committee’s role is to allocate lodging-tax dollars collected from short-term rentals, hotels and lodging. "We're gonna allocate some funds that we take in, on our short term rentals and hotels and lodging," Morrissey said, asking members to weigh requests against the statutory purpose of the fund and the fixed pool available. Committee members discussed a roughly $130,000 pool for the year as the amount available to distribute.
Presenters urged a mix of short-term event support and longer-term marketing. Samantha Smith, president of the Port Orchard Waterfront Alliance, said the Alliance…
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