Local Festivals Ask Commission for $500,000 from Hotel/Motel Fund to Support Events
Representatives of Athens festivals and cultural nonprofits urged the commission to increase hotel/motel and community enhancement funding for events, citing tourism impacts and rising costs; speakers requested reallocating a portion of the FY27 hotel/motel revenue (currently estimated at ~$7M) to support local festivals.
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Multiple event organizers and cultural nonprofits used the public‑comment period to request larger allocations from the FY27 hotel/motel and community enhancement funds. Timmy Connley of the Special Events Collective said the coalition seeks $500,000 to support locally produced festivals and argued that events generate substantial downtown revenue relative to city investment.
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