Hoquiam assists tourism through LTAC funds

A number of Hoquiam parks and facilities are sharing nearly $70,000 in LTAC funding.

The Hoquiam City Council accepted the recommendations of the Hoquiam Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)  on Monday to distribute funding for tourism needs.

Nearly $87,000 were available for distribution from the tax funds.

Six projects were highlighted to give $62,500 to projects within The Friendliest City. 

This included a number of funds going back into City of Hoquiam parks.

Entity	Project	Funding
City of Hoquiam	Old Cannery Park Improvements	$10,000
City of Hoquiam	Olympic Stadium Baseball Field Improvements	$10,000
City of Hoquiam	John Gable Park – Paving and Improvements	$15,000
City of Hoquiam	Olympic Stadium Renovations	$20,000
City of Hoquiam	Hoquiam Beautification Team flowers/baskets	$4,500
7th St. Theatre	Event Advertising	$3,000
	TOTAL REQUESTS	$62,500

In addition to those recommendations, the council also approved funding for the Polson Museum and Loggers’ Playday from remaining funds available. 

Both of those applications were received after the announced deadline.

Entity	Project	Funding Requested	Funding Received
Polson Museum	Signage improvements	$3,441	$2,500
Loggers’ Playday	Stadium Rental for Show	$3,500	$2,500
		TOTAL Requests after deadline	$6,941
		Balance after original requests	$24,498
		Non-deadline requests	$5,000
		NEW BALANCE	$19,498

The LTAC funding is brought through a 2% charge on night rates at hotels, motels, trailer camping, and similar stays to be used specifically for funding additional tourism opportunities.