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Alpine panel approves percentage cuts to recommended HOT grants to cover $26,500 shortfall
Summary
The Alpine Grant Committee voted unanimously to implement a package of cuts — a 10% reduction in advertising/sporting promotion and roughly 2.8% from arts/historical — plus three voluntary deductions to close a $26,500 gap in the 2026–27 HOT grant allocations.
The Chair convened the Alpine Grant Committee at 5:33 p.m. and led a discussion to reconcile a $26,500 shortfall in recommended hotel-occupancy-tax (HOT) grant awards for the 2026–27 budget. After working through revenue assumptions and program-level options, members approved a motion to accept three voluntary reductions and to apply a 10% cut to advertising and sporting promotion and a roughly 2.8% reduction to arts and historical allocations.
The motion was moved by a committee member and seconded by the Chair; the Chair called for a voice vote and announced, "That passes unanimously." Committee members had debated whether to take cuts across the board or target large grants, and ran through estimates showing a 10% reduction in advertising would yield about $22,350, with the remaining gap covered by the voluntary deductions and minor percentage adjustments. The committee adjourned after the vote.
