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Ellensburg to award $500,000 in lodging-tax funds to Kittitas County for Rodeo Grandstand overage

Ellensburg City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

City council approved a $500,000 lodging-tax award to Kittitas County to help cover project overages for the Rodeo Grandstand improvement project, following a lodging-tax advisory committee recommendation; county representatives said the request fills a $750,000 gap in a $13.5 million project.

Kittitas County requested a one-time $500,000 allocation from the City of Ellensburg's lodging-tax fund to help close a $750,000 overage on the Rodeo Grandstand improvement project. Heidi Berenstern, city manager, explained the lodging-tax eligibility and said the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee…

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