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Commission approves 2026 tourism-tax grant recommendations
Summary
The commission approved the Tourism Tax Advisory Board's 2026 grant recommendations after a presentation describing the grant process and emphasis on tourism nexus and geographic distribution.
Matt Hanson and Joan Hammer presented the Tourism Tax Advisory Board's recommended grants for 2026 and distributed a packet of awards to the commission. Hanson described the board's grant process and criteria; the board fields applications, evaluates tourism nexus and budget fit, and recommends awards that aim to spread tourism benefits across the county.
Commissioner Lee emphasized that not every request was granted and that awards were scaled to the tourism nexus in each application. Commissioner Bingham moved to approve the TAB recommendations and Commissioner Perry seconded; the commission approved the awards by voice vote.
