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County extends timeline for tourism short-film contract; staff say vendor registered and no extra funds added
Summary
The commissioners approved an amendment extending the delivery and festival-promotion window for a county-funded short film (contract no. 20251060, $45,000) after staff said the out-of-state contractor had registered with the state; commissioners expressed concern about the long extension and asked for stronger reporting and tracking.
The El Paso County Commissioners Court approved an amendment on March 30 extending the timeline on a $45,000 HOT (hotel occupancy tax) event grant award to Blue Bunny Films/Versus Studios for a short film to promote El Paso County tourism.
Dr. Cynthia Renteria of the economic development department (speaker 33) told the court the vendor, previously out-of-state, had registered with the state and the amendment principally extends…
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