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Kent council appoints two members to lodging tax advisory board as staff touts tourism marketing
Summary
The city appointed Cynthia Boyd and reappointed David Kwok to three‑year terms on the Kent Lodging Tax Advisory Committee; staff described VisitKent marketing, use of third‑party analytics and a practice of withholding half of grant awards until state reporting is received.
The Kent City Council Committee of the Whole on Tuesday appointed Cynthia Boyd to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and reappointed David Kwok to a three‑year term, as economic development staff described how the city uses lodging tax revenues for tourism marketing.
Michelle Wilmot, economic development staff and staff liaison to the lodging tax committee, told the council the city collects a 1% lodging tax on overnight stays and uses the revenue for tourism and marketing. She said the advisory committee is statutorily…
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