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Councilors back April review of proposal to restore Business Facilitator role
Summary
The Maupin City Council heard a committee report recommending a Business Facilitator focused on tourism, retirement-community services and education/innovation and agreed to add the funding discussion to the April agenda. Councilors discussed transient lodging tax, the city economic development fund and a possible local sales tax as potential revenue sources.
Councilor Mike Foreaker presented the Economic Development Vision Committee's three priority service areas — tourism and recreation, retirement community support, and education and innovation — and urged re-establishing a Business Facilitator to help local entrepreneurs and visitorto-business connections. Foreaker said a prior grant supported the position for one year and that the city needs a long-term funding solution; he recommended considering a part-time or consultant arrangement if full funding is not available.
Councilors discussed funding options including transient lodging tax revenue and the city's economic development fund; Councilor Randy Bechtol suggested those sources and Foreaker noted transient lodging tax receipts had declined from the previous year. The council reached consensus to place the Business Facilitator funding discussion on the April council meeting agenda for further review and potential action.
