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LTAC discusses $25,000 increment for Sea Discovery Center, chair says university may match
Summary
Committee members discussed adding $25,000 in operating funds for the Sea Discovery Center to help it recover from COVID‑era impacts; Chair Ed Stern said Western Washington University leaders orally offered to match an incremental $25,000 and the committee asked for written confirmation before finalizing.
Ed Stern (LTAC chair and councilmember) urged additional operating support for the Sea Discovery Center, saying the attraction was hit by COVID‑era closures and would benefit from an incremental contribution. "I toyed with the thought of the committee committing another 25,000 of our own volition to operating funds," Stern said, and later reported that Western Washington University leadership orally assured him they would match that amount.
Members discussed using reserves to provide the supplemental operating support—while noting LTAC cannot fund capital—and asked staff to document any outside match in writing before presenting a final recommendation to council. Staff said award letters will limit funds to allowable operational uses and that written confirmation of matches would be appended to the committee's recommendation.
