<div dir="ltr"><div>I too am interested in knowing the answer to this question. We are struggling to get support from our council at all. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#351c75"><b><br></b></font></div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#351c75"><b>Thank you,</b></font><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#351c75"><b>Donna Gustafson, President</b></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#351c75"><b>The City Club of Forest Grove</b></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b><a href="https://www.cityclubfg.com/events" target="_blank">Check out our new Community Calendar</a></b></span></font></div><div><b><font color="#0000ff">Become a <a href="https://www.cityclubfg.com/services-7" target="_blank">MEMBER</a> to support downtown improvements, events, enhancements, preservation and take advantage of membership perks. Let's Grow Together. </font></b><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM Executive Director, NDC <<a href="mailto:exec@newbergdowntown.org">exec@newbergdowntown.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi OMS partners, </div><div><br></div><div>The Newberg Downtown Coalition has struggled with consistent financing since the COVID-19 pandemic. We've been exploring unique ways to source consistent funding, and the idea of Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) dollars came up. It seems like we have a majority of city councilors who would be in favor of us securing some of those dollars, given we can make a case for those dollars promoting tourism in our town. The opposition is saying that tourism dollars need to be spent getting people to come visit externally (they're mostly spending on external advertising), but we're arguing that we need to spend a small portion in town to help improve our district and make it a more desirable place to visit. </div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to see if anyone out there is receiving TLT dollars and, if so, how they're spending it or reporting the expenses that align with the purpose of the fund.</div><div><br></div><div>Any help, advice, or insight is appreciated! </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b>Branden Andersen</b></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><i>Executive Director, Newberg Downtown Coalition</i></font></div><div><a href="https://newbergdowntown.org" target="_blank"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">newbergdowntown.org</font></a></div></div></div></div></div>
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