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Council accepts negative recommendation, declines $100 lodging-tax grant for "blessing box"
Summary
The bridal and tourism board recommended declining a $100 lodging-tax grant request from Aspen Wellness for a blessing box; the council accepted the negative recommendation and the motion passed with one abstention.
The Star Valley Ranch council accepted a negative recommendation from the bridal and tourism board and declined a $100 lodging-tax grant request from Aspen Wellness for a blessing box at the post office mail center.
"The bridal and tourism board was brought a request for a $100 from Aspen Wellness to have a blessing box put down in the post office mail center," Katie reported. She said the board voted to decline the request because "it does not fit the legislative language or intent of using lodge tax funds."
Councilor Katie moved to accept the board's negative recommendation and the motion was seconded. The council adopted the recommendation by voice vote; the mayor pro tem recorded one abstention.
Why it matters: Lodge-tax (tourism) revenues are restricted by state or local rules to certain tourism-related expenditures; the board and council concluded the blessing box request did not align with that legislative intent, prompting the denial of the small grant.
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