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Decatur County tourism official seeks $7,000 stipend to boost Friday-night hotel bookings tied to tournaments

Decatur County Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

A tourism representative proposed a $7,000 stipend to incent the parks and recreation sports coordinator to increase Friday-night hotel bookings for ball-diamond tournaments, citing an estimated $400,000 in hospitality revenue from tournament activity and proposing measurable goals (20–25% increase).

A presenter identified in the transcript as “Bridal” proposed using $7,000 from the tourism budget as a stipend to incentivize the parks and recreation sports coordinator (identified as Rob Deehoff) to increase Friday-night hotel bookings tied to local ball-diamond tournaments.

“$7,000 stipend…we have a $12,000 grant that we give to Parks and Recreation. We’ve…

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