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The Council voted 5-0, with one abstention, to refer $50,000 annually in lodging-tax funds for 2027 and 2028 to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for review of support for the Greater Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s Independence Day celebration. Final action must wait until the committee’s 45-day comment period is complete.
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The vote sends the proposed tourism funding to an advisory committee; it does not yet authorize the final two-year spending commitment. The meeting record cited 90% hotel occupancy on July 3 and July 4 as information related to the event’s potential tourism impact. The Council also unanimously approved $1,601 for the Whidbey Playhouse Palomar Lions Head Arts Project.
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