Submitted by Lewis County Board of County Commissioners
The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is accepting applications – on behalf of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) – for use of 2021 hotel/motel lodging tax funding.
The commissioners and the LTAC members are especially interested in organizations that promote tourism in all of the unincorporated areas of Lewis County and collaborate with other entities to promote tourism.
Application packets are available on the Lewis County Commissioners’ website at
https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/tourism-promotion-funding- application/board-seeks-applications-use-2021-hotel-motel-lodging-tax-funds/.
Applications are due by 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020. Late applications will not be accepted.
The LTAC will review the applications and suggest how to best distribute the hotel/motel lodging tax funding, which must be used “for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of tourism promotion, acquisition of tourism-related facilities, or operation of tourism-related facilities,” according to RCW 67.28.
RCW 67.28 defines “tourism promotion” as activities, operations, and expenditures designed to increase tourism, including but not limited to advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; developing strategies to expand tourism; operating tourism promotion agencies, and funding the marketing of or the operation of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
Following is the link to the 2021 lodging tax grant application packet: https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/tourism-promotion-funding-application/board-seeks-applications-use-2021-hotel-motel-lodging-tax-funds/.
The packet includes information about the lodging tax grant a well as a link to the online application form itself (https://lewiscounty.formstack.com/forms/lodging_tax_application).
The packet also can be found on our website. Go to www.lewiscountywa.gov, select “Commissioners” from the “Offices” drop-down tab, click on the “Tourism Promotion Funding Application” at the far left of the page and then click on “Board Seeks Applications for Use of 2021 Hotel / Motel Lodging Tax Funds.”
If you have any questions, please contact Clerk of the Board Rieva Lester at 360-740-1419 or Administrative Assistant Sr. Tammy Martin at 360-740-1391.
