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Former Shenandoah Mayor Urges Use of Hotel-Tax Funds; Council Agrees to Add CVB Review to Agenda
Summary
Former mayor Bob Knight urged the council to stop 'thinking small' and deploy nearly $7 million in hotel-tax money for promotion, events and a formal board to guide spending. Councilmembers agreed to add a Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) discussion to a future agenda to review history, governance and strategic spending.
At the start of the public-comment period, former Shenandoah Mayor Bob Knight asked the council to reconsider how the city uses its hotel-tax (CVB) funds, saying the city holds what he described as nearly $7 million in largely unused hotel-tax revenue and urging creation of an official board to direct spending on events and promotion.
Knight said…
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