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Committee trims walking‑map ask; favors marketing assistant and shared content over costly app
Summary
Members signaled skepticism about funding an $80,000 proprietary walking‑map app for the Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association and favored funding a contracted marketing assistant and shared photography/videography; staff will reflect line‑item limits in award letters.
The Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association requested multiple line items including a walking‑map app, special campaigns, and a contracted marketing assistant. Several members questioned committing funds to a high‑cost proprietary app when lower‑cost alternatives such as Google Maps or shared digital content could serve local businesses.
Ed Stern urged HDPA to show more organizational change and noted "their due structure has not changed since inception in 1988," framing a broader question about whether the organization should pivot from long‑standing dues‑funded services to a model that justifies increased LTAC support. The committee converged on prioritizing a marketing assistant and shared photography/videography as higher‑impact, lower‑risk uses and asked staff to specify allowable line items in award letters so funds can't be used for disallowed capital or unacceptable purposes.
