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Westminster considers business grants, short-term rental tracking, medical outreach and recreation investments including pickleball courts
Summary
Staff described a local-development-corporation grant program that can match up to $5,000 for downtown property improvements and a Visit Oconee tool that mined Airbnb/VRBO activity and produced $1M in captured accommodations tax in a nearby jurisdiction; council also discussed attracting medical facilities, tourism accommodations on city land, and recreation investments such as pickleball courts and seeking a larger county subsidy.
Council discussed several items aimed at economic development and recreation: downtown rehab grants, short-term rental enforcement, attracting medical services, and recreation amenities.
Staff member (S3) described the Local Development Corporation grant: “you could ask for, up to $5,000,” he said, outlining a 50/50 match framework and expanded eligible work that now includes plumbing,…
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