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Council debates Chamber audit and festivals; splits over event approvals and hot-funds oversight
Summary
A prolonged council debate over a requested audit of the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce and use of hotel-occupancy-tax-funded services produced mixed outcomes: some events were tabled pending audit documentation while the council later approved use of Cotton Brown Harbor for the Saltwater Freedom Fest and approved harbor leases after executive session; council stressed transparency and accountability for HOT funds.
Council spent extensive time on requests from the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce to use Con Brown Harbor for the Saltwater Freedom Fest (July 4) and to approve the Shrimperee festival and associated street closures. The discussion was dominated by an outstanding audit request for the Chamber related to hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) funds and demands for transparency about expenditures and bank activity.
Several council…
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