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Littleton board approves lodgers-tax grant tiers and a one-year extension for Depot Art Gallery
Summary
The Littleton Arts & Culture Board approved Tier 1, Tier 3 and Tier 4 lodgers-tax allocations and granted a one-year extension to the Depot Art Gallery for a storage-shed grant while staff will return with updated revenue numbers and further applicant details in August.
The Littleton Arts & Culture Board voted to approve lodgers-tax allocations for the grant cycle and granted a one-year extension to the Depot Art Gallery’s storage-shed grant.
At the meeting the chair said projected lodgers-tax revenue is up and read the proposed distribution: Tier 1 at 60% (about $439,200), Tier 2 at 15% (about $109,800), Tier 3 at 15% (about $109,800) and Tier 4 at 10% (about $73,000). “Tier 1 is at 60%… it’s looking like $439,200,” the chair said as the board moved to approve Tier 1 recipients including Town Hall, the museum, the library and Hudson Gardens.
A committee member moved to grant the Depot Art Gallery a one-year extension on its storage-shed grant because public works has not yet been able to install the required pad; the motion was seconded and advanced in the meeting. The chair explained the delay is outside the gallery’s control and that staff would track compliance with end-of-year reporting.
Board members discussed process for awarding individual applicant amounts in August. One member proposed rounding some awards to round-dollar figures — for example holding certain Tier 1 awards at $100,000 — and staff suggested parking the policy question for the formal follow-up policy discussion after the grants are adjudicated. “I would love to entertain the notion of holding Tier 1 at a $100,000,” a member said, adding the board could decide how to allocate any remaining dollars at that time.
On Tier 3 the board requested additional detail from the Visit Littleton communications application and asked staff to provide end-of-year and midyear reports to show what the organization has learned since last year. The chair said staff will aim to return with updated revenue numbers and more information at the August meeting and reminded members the score-sheet deadline for August is Aug. 7.
The board also noted one recusal during the Tier 1 vote; the transcript does not record a complete roll-call tally. Staff reported that all 2025 end-of-year reports required for grant-extension consideration are now compliant.
