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Application Questions: Part 4 <br />61 Additional Information <br />Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your <br />project and its benefit to tourism. <br />Additional Information Easton has approximately 450 residents that live here. The few volunteers that <br />work this event are proud to say that it has grown bigger and bigger every year. <br />We have grown significantly over the years. Our parade and street fair used to <br />bring in anywhere from 700 to 1000 people into the town. Within the last 3 years we <br />have nearly tripled those numbers by listening to our attendees in what they would <br />like to see or have at this event. We are hoping to hit around 4500 attendees this <br />year. We will also be working closely with and advertising the different types of <br />lodging available. <br />"This tiny little town comes alive for this one day a year." <br />We love to see people enjoying this beautiful, amazing area that we call home. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Supporting Documents You rrey upload any supporting docurrents such as graphs, irrages, diagrarrs, rrarketing rraterials, etc. <br />Easton Memorial Day Celebration Tally for Lodging Attendance 2018.pdf 35.57KB <br />You are allowed to subrrit up to 3 single page (LIS Letter) docurrents in JFG, FDF or T1FFfonrat <br />71 Previous Lodging Tax Grant Information <br />Previous Years FIBs your event received Lodging Tax funds in previous years? <br />Awarded Lodging Tax r No, this eventlproject has not previously received Lodging Tax Funding. <br />Grants* r Yes, 1 year previous <br />r Yes, 2 years previous <br />r Yes, 3 or more years previous <br />How many participants and spectators attended last year's activity and/or will attend <br />this year? <br />Prior Year* Projected * <br />4,000 4,500 <br />How many days did/will your event occur? <br />Prior Year* Projected * <br />1 <br />How many paid overnight stays were and/or will be booked as a result of your <br />project/event? <br />Prior Year* Projected* <br />326 400 <br />Paid Overnights' Data Support <br />Explain how the room nights data above from the prior year was collected and how the projection for the next year is <br />derived. (For example, if there was a survey conducted for the prior year, explain the methodology. For the projections, <br />what are they based upon and how is that basis justified?) <br />