HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/01/19 MASON COUNTY LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
411 North 5t"Street,Shelton, WA 98584
Wednesday,January 19, 2022 8:00 a.m.
Members in attendance via Zoom: Chair Sharon Trask,, Heidi McCutcheon, and Greg Oldham for Pam
Volz. Also in attendance was Liz Arbaugh, Deidre Peterson and Rachel Hansen. Absent: Shaun Tucker
Nathan Welch, Duane Wilson.
Chair Trask called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. to hear the quarterly reports. Due to no quorum, no
business was conducted.
Approval of Minutes
October 20, 2021 minutes will be moved forward to the April 20 meeting due to no quorum.
41h Quarter Reports
Northwest Event Organizers,Tourism Development—Rachel Hansen presented the 4th quarter report.
Lodging tax increased in 2021, $869,732.63 received. The Explore Hood Canal Facebook page has been
very active. The Christmastown event which included a Christmas tree maze, was very successful.
There are several websites under the ExploreHoodCanal umbrella—ShellfishTrail.org;
Olympicbirdtrail.com; Waterfalltrail.org; and Christmastown.org. The Wild Side Workshop was hosted
at Harmony Hill on November 18 with 45 attendees and provided a network opportunity for individuals
and businesses to share tourism resources. There was discussion of other websites using photos that
Rachel has provided with no credit given. Rachel will be following up on this. Rachel is working with
Craig Romano on a hiking publication.
Shelton Mason Chamber of Commerce—Heidi McCutcheon presented the VIC 4th quarter report. Staff
and volunteers attended the November 18 tourism workshop. Visitors and phone calls have been
trending upward.
Mason County Historical Society Museum—Liz Arbaugh presented the 41h quarter report. Visitors have
increased;they received another CARES grant; working on exhibits and their website has been active.
North Mason Chamber of Commerce report with 4th quarter results was not available. Diane will
circulate when received.
Other Business-none
Public Comment-none
Calendar-The next meeting is April 20, 2022 at 8 a.m. The 2022 meeting schedule will be the 3rd
Wednesday, 8 a.m. every quarter—January,April,July and October.
Adiourn
The meeting ended at 8:45 a.m.
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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LTAC Clerk Chair