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Tumwater council authorizes mayor to sign regional MOU for 2026 World Cup fan zone
Summary
Tumwater voted to join an interjurisdictional memorandum of understanding with Olympia, Lacey, Thurston County and the Port of Olympia to host an "Olympia–Lacey" FIFA World Cup fan zone at the Port’s Northpoint site; Tumwater’s lodging-tax contribution was set after an LTAC recommendation.
The Tumwater City Council on March 3 authorized the mayor to sign a regional memorandum of understanding to plan and operate an Olympia–Lacey fan zone for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Assistant City Administrator Kelly Adams told the council the MOU formalizes roles and responsibilities between participating governments and named the Thurston County Chamber as the lead planning entity. Adams said the council previously directed staff to pursue lodging-tax funding and that an initial $50,000 request was reduced to a $7,500 Tumwater contribution under the lodging tax advisory committee (LTAC) averaging process.
David Shaffer,…
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