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Kittitas Countvw A s H I N c r o Nr Press Release Commissioners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lodging Tax Funding Recommendations for Z0Z4 Kittitas Countyr, WA - 12/06/2023 - The county-wide consolidated lodging tax workgroup met Friday, December 1, 2023,to review 2024 grant applications for special events and projects. Funding for the grants comes from a special sales tax collected on overnight lodging facilities throughout the county. The tax is collected by Kittitas County and the cities of Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg. Each entity contributes 13o/oof the collected funds forthis annual grant process and appoints representatives to the workgroup that reviews the applications. Funds made available by each jurisdiction this year totaled $429,506.95. The workgroup recommended awards totaling $.429,506.95. As part of the review process, the workgroup heard from each applicant recommended for funding and then deliberated on the final awards. The final awards recommendations must now be approved by each participating jurisdiction's legislative body before becoming official. The following applications were approved for funding for 2024: Applicants - 2024 Recommended Awards . Washington State Horse Park, $15.000.00. 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 . Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club, 920,000.00. Cle Elum Roundup Association, $16,327.50 o Kittitas County Historical Society, lnc, $15,000.00. Gallery One, $20,000.00 ' Kittitas county chamber of commerce - lndependence Day celebration, 914,000.00. Punch Projects: Fire House Project, $35,000.00o The Patch at Jensen Farms, $4,000.00 o 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. The lnternational Lunberjack Show - PNW Timberfest, $30,000.00o Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce - Kruisin Kittitas, $1,575.00 ' Laughing Horse Arts Foundation dba Valley Theatre Co. - 2024 Mainstage Musical:Anastasia, $3,660.00