Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. July
5, 2017. At the last commission meeting Garden
City Mayor, John Spuhler, said that there was a need for new people on the
board which decides how TRT and other tourist taxes are spent. The Commissioners
agreed and asked Melinda Hislop, acting director of the Bear Lake Valley Convention
and Tourist Bureau to recommend new members.
Hislop suggested that the board members need to be employees
of businesses who collect the TRT taxes.
They must also be county residents and represent lodging, restaurants,
recreation, conventions and cultural events.
The Commissioners suggested that they keep two members of
the old board and replace three on an alternate year schedule for the four year
terms. Hislop will contact the people
recommended and see if they are willing to sit on the board.
In addition the grant proposal has been updated to state
that a match is not necessary to receive a grant, and that matches may be made
in kind as well. Hislop said that they
will make sure that the funding is not mandatory to be matched, but noted that
it helps to have other funding as the committee makes the decisions.
There will be a budget opening the first of October to add
the additional $25,000 which has been given to the BLVCB into their
budget.
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