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Visit Montgomery details grants, agritourism push and flags hotel‑tax softness
Summary
Visit Montgomery told the Economic Development Committee it has new federal and state grant activity, a mobile visitor‑center plan and tools to track visitors, but noted hotel/motel tax revenue has softened and could affect next year’s funding.
Visit Montgomery told Montgomery County’s Economic Development Committee on Jan. 27 that it is implementing several grant‑funded initiatives, expanding marketing and data capabilities, and urging the council to monitor hotel/motel tax receipts as the county finalizes the FY26 budget.
The presentation, led by a Visit Montgomery representative introduced to the committee, said hotel‑tax collections rose sharply from FY23 to FY24 but were ‘‘only up about 1 percent’’ year‑to‑date through November of FY25. Staff earlier in the packet noted hotel/motel tax revenues are projected to decline for FY26, and the committee discussed how that could affect the bureau’s operations and staffing proposals.
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