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TDC extends special committee to finish grant‑scoring matrix after county attorney guidance
Summary
The council voted to extend a special committee charged with creating a grant-scoring matrix for tourism funding after a committee member raised legal questions; the county attorney clarified committees can make recommendations but not execute funding decisions, and serving on a committee does not automatically preclude applicants from receiving funds.
The Escambia County Tourist Development Council voted on Feb. 3 to extend a special committee that is drafting recommendations and a grading matrix for awarding tourism grants.
Commissioner Ashley Hoffberger, who led the update, said the first committee meeting was productive and advanced a matrix that would score proposals on economic impact, tourism generation and whether a project duplicates…
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