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Bandera-area event organizers describe economic lift as EDC weighs promotional grants
Summary
Applicants seeking promotional funding told the EDC they brought thousands of visitors and sold sponsorships; board members asked for project applications, bids, and clarified the EDC's promotional-fund limits before deciding.
During item 6c, staff reported approximately $8,400 was available for items on the current agenda and roughly $28,135 remained after prior allocations. Committee member (S3) said the board previously funded the Bandera Natural History Museum for multiple events and suggested broadening funding to other applicants.
An applicant presenter (S7) described recent event activity and local economic impact: "we brought in about 4,500 people to Bangor County" across two events, cited more than $16,000 in radio matches and about $12,000 in total marketing, said sponsors increased (33 new sponsors), and described community outreach including free rodeo attendance for youth from a local foster home. Board members clarified that promotional spending is limited by code (S6 noted the board can spend only 10% of corporate revenue on promotions) and encouraged applicants to submit a project application with bids and sharper numbers so the board can consider project agreements rather than simple promotional disbursements.
