Star Valley Ranch council declines Aspen Wellness lodging-tax 'Blessing Box' grant
Summary
The council voted to accept the Travel & Tourism Board's negative recommendation and declined Aspen Wellness's lodging-tax grant for a 'Blessing Box'; the motion passed 3–0 with one abstention.
The Star Valley Ranch Town Council voted to decline a lodging-tax grant application from Aspen Wellness for a proposed "Blessing Box" to be installed in the mail center. Councilman Toolson moved to accept the Travel and Tourism Board's recommendation for non-approval; Councilman Bitter seconded. Councilmen Ellis, Bitter and Toolson voted aye and Councilman Merrill abstained, recording the council's formal decline of the application.
Councilman Toolson told the council the Travel and Tourism Board had recommended non-approval because the proposal did not meet the board's legislative language or the grant requirements. The grant request was for lodging-tax funds earmarked for travel and tourism projects; the council’s vote followed the board recommendation rather than taking an alternate action or remanding the application for revision.
The council's action was procedural: it accepted the board's negative recommendation and declined the application. No further direction to staff or an amended motion to modify the proposal was recorded in the meeting minutes.
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