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TDC approves $150,000 for Día de los Muertos, $75,000 for Barrett‑Jackson fall auction and $200,500 in event funding recommendations
Summary
The Scottsdale Tourism Development Commission approved a $150,000 bed‑tax expenditure for Scottsdale Día de los Muertos, a $75,000 funding request for a Barrett‑Jackson fall auction event and adopted staff's recommended event funding package totaling $200,500 (staff had recommended reductions from $227,500 in requests).
The Tourism Development Commission voted Aug. 19 to approve several event funding requests and staff recommendations.
Día de los Muertos: Robert Ramirez, executive producer of Lore Southwest, requested $150,000 in tourism development (bed‑tax) funds to support an expanded Día de los Muertos festival in Old Town Scottsdale—including international artist installations, a theater production and a daytime festival and procession. Ramirez described international partnerships (states in Mexico and national Mexican tourism offices), use of Scottsdale Civic Center and Old Town activations, and emphasized social‑media reach and ticketed theater components. Heather Mulhern, director of sales for SpringHill Suites Phoenix‑Scottsdale, said the event produced…
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