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Douglas County authorizes up to $275,000 in hotel-motel tax funds for FIFA World Cup watch party, 4-1

Douglas County Board of Commissioners · March 31, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved a resolution allowing up to $275,000 from unrestricted hotel-motel excise tax proceeds for a county-sponsored FIFA World Cup watch party; commissioners inserted contingency/cancellation language and the motion passed 4-1.

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on March 31 to authorize the county to use up to $275,000 from the unrestricted portion of hotel-motel excise tax proceeds to support a county-sponsored FIFA World Cup watch party and related public-event activations.

Commissioner Whitney Kenner Jones and other supporters framed the expenditure as an economic opportunity and requested…

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