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Kittitas Countvw A $ H I N c r o 61r/ <br />Press Release <br />Commissioners <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Lodging Tax Funding Recommendations for 2024 <br />Kittitos County, WA - 12/06/2023 - The county-wide consolidated lodging tax workgroup met Friday, December 1, <br />2023, to review 2024 grant applications for special events and projects. Funding for the grants comes from a special <br />sales tax collected on overnight lodging facilities throughout the county. The tax is collected by Kittitas County and <br />the cities of Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg. Each entity contributes 13% of the collected funds for this annual grant <br />process and appoints representatives to the workgroup that reviews the applications. Funds made available by each <br />jurisdiction this year totaled $429,506.95. The workgroup recommended awards totaling $.429,506.95. <br />As part of the review process, the workgroup heard from each applicant recommended for funding and then <br />deliberated on the final awards. The final awards recommendations must now be approved by each participating <br />jurisdiction's legislative body before becoming official. The following applications were approved for funding for <br />2024: <br />Applicants - 2024 Recommended Awards <br />. Washington State Horse Park, $15.000.00e Ellensburg Rodeo, $50,000.00. Roslyn Downtown Association $23,955.00. Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum, $16,000.00. Cle Elum Downtown Association, $15,000.00o Easton Memorial Day Celebration, $ 4,528.00 <br />. Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club, $20,000.00. Cle Elum Roundup Association, $16,327.50r Kittitas County Historical Society, lnc, $15,000.00. Gallery One, $20,000.00 <br />e Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce - lndependence Day Celebration, $14,000.00. Punch Projects: Fire House Project, $35,000.00. The Patch at Jensen Farms, $4,000.00r Webb Events LLC - Central Wa Snowsled Challenge:Winter Racing Thrill, 962,395.95. Webb Events LLC - Cowboy Cross 2024, $14,377.00o Kittitas Valley Event Center - Patriot Night Under the Lights ZOZ4,914,500.00 <br />o The lnternational Lunberjack Show - PNW Timberfest, 930,000.00o Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce - Kruisin Kittitas, 91,575.00o Laughing Horse Arts Foundation dba Valley Theatre Co. - 2024 Mainstage Musical:Anastasia, $3,660.00