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Marietta tourism groups ask council for grants totaling multiple requests as committee hears pitches for festivals, museums and performances
Summary
More than a dozen arts, heritage and tourism organizations presented to the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Committee seeking FY27 tourism funding — requests ranged from modest rent support for Visit Marietta to larger asks from performing-arts groups and festivals; the committee did not take funding votes at the session.
At a special Parks, Recreation & Tourism Committee meeting, representatives from more than a dozen local arts and tourism organizations made FY27 grant requests and summarized prior-year results aimed at showing visitor impact.
Brittany Grama, executive director of Visit Marietta, opened with the destination marketing organization’s brand work and digital updates and asked the committee to consider $22,137.80 in tourism funds for welcome-center rent and maintenance for FY27. Grama said Visit Marietta is leveraging the city’s 250th anniversary and FIFA activity as marketing opportunities but did not expect a FIFA-related hotel-tax bump to fall within the FY27 budget window.
Several performing-arts groups requested funding to sustain shows and audience development.…
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