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CEDC approves e‑commerce grant for Mammoth Lake, Texas after applicant emphasizes tourism and training
Summary
The CEDC approved Resolution 01-2026 to support an e‑commerce platform enhancement for Mammoth Lake, Texas following a presentation that highlighted dive training, public‑safety partnerships and an effort to reassign online sales tax receipts to Clute.
The City Economic Development Committee approved CEDC Resolution 01-2026 to back an applicant’s request for a special assistance grant to enhance an e‑commerce platform for Mammoth Lake, Texas. The board voted to approve the application after the applicant’s presentation outlining how online sales and destination marketing would benefit local businesses and training programs.
The presenter described four organizational pillars — Mammoth Lake, Texas (the dive park), Mammoth Dive Academy, Southeast Texas Public Safety Diving and DV8 (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) — and said each operates as a separate entity. The presenter said the site serves training partners, including local dive shops and Texas A&M University at Galveston, and described an initiative to move the online store and point‑of‑sale processing so sales tax would be remitted to Clute.
The presenter also summarized training activity at the site, saying the Dive Academy offers more than 100 certification options and reported growth from an initial cohort to an average of roughly 419 certified divers annually “at the end of 2025.” The presenter described public‑safety training partnerships, including work with regional police dive teams and a Brazoria County Sheriff dive team. He said the nonprofit DV8 provides no‑cost scuba instruction for injured veterans and first responders.
A council member asked about the entry‑level certification process and cost; the presenter said the entry package costs $4.99 and includes e‑learning (about four to six hours), classroom and confined‑water sessions, and open‑water training over about five days. He said the entry level yields two certifications and that nitrox training is typically offered as part of the curriculum.
The applicant closed by urging the committee to approve the application. The committee then moved and seconded the resolution and approved it by voice vote.
The committee’s approval covers the application described in CEDC Resolution 01-2026; the motion and vote were recorded on the meeting record but the transcript did not include a roll‑call tally of individual votes. The applicant said the website and POS changes were intended to shift online sales tax receipts to Clute and to make day‑pass purchases, waivers and class signups available online.
