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Advisory committee declines supplemental $300,000 for Concourse, refers request to finance
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The Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee voted to deny a supplemental $300,000 ATAX request from the Hilton Head Concourse and to forward the matter to the town finance and administrative committee for a final decision after members raised concerns about deficits, precedent and limited ATAX funds.
The Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee voted to deny a supplemental ATAX request from the Hilton Head Concourse and forwarded the request to the town finance and administrative committee for further consideration.
The Concourse's representative, Rick Sable, told the committee the event generates significant visitor spending — “It’s about a $13,000,000 impact to the community,” he said — and outlined cost-cutting and revenue changes planned for 2026, including eliminating airport events, consolidating tents and charging exhibitors for parking. Sable also cited survey numbers used in the calculation: average…
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