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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Historical Society
540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, 98368 (HYBRID)
(Limited Occupancy, Virtual Attendance Recommended)
Members: Chair Heather Dudley-Nollette, Amy Neil, Kevin Wooley, Tara McCauley and Dan Ventura
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Date of Meeting
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SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENTS: Board members and staff will have an opportunity to read and consider your comments before
the meeting. Email your comments by noon the day before the meeting using this email address: afmcknight@co.jefferson.wa.us
4:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
DISCUSSION and POTENTIAL ACTION re: RFP deadline and submission of supporting
documents due September 10, 2025 by 4:30 p.m.
Public Comment will be taken again if there is a motion.
DISCUSSION and POTENTIAL ACTION re: LTAC deliberations on RFP awards,
Funding Available: $900,000
Public Comment will be taken again if there is a motion.
2026 Proposal requests
Organization Name Amount Requested Recommendation
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARMERS MARKET –
Amanda Milholland, Executive Director
$30,005
PORT LUDLOW TRAILS COMMITTEE of PORT
LUDLOW VILLAGE COUNCIL – Larry Scott, Chair
Port Ludlow Village Council
$7,500
QUILCENE HISTORICAL MUSEUM – Caitlin
Friedman, Chair Communications Committee
$87,750
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY –
Tara McCauley, Executive Director
$95,620
PENINSULA TRAILS COALITION – Michele Canale,
Fundraising Manager
$91,000
FORKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – Lissy
Andros, Executive Director
$76,096
PARKS & RECREATION – Matthew Tyler $150,000
THE PRODUCTION ALLIANCE – Daniel Milholland,
Director of Operations
$90,000
GATEWAY VISITOR CENTER – Steve Shively $150,000
RHODODENDRON FESTIVAL – Bliss Morris, Float
Designer and Builder
$17,845
JEFFERSON COUNTY – Shawn Frederick, Central
Services Director
$220,000
OLYMPIC CULINARY LOOP – Steve Shively $20,000
QUILCENE FAIR AND PARADE ASSOCIATION –
Richard Fitzgerald
$10,000
BRINNON SHRIMP FEST – Brittany Boling Co-Chair
of the event & Michelle Matheson, Member
$10,000
NORTH HOOD CANAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE – Andrew Schwartz, Executive Director
$223,171
OLYMPIC PENINSULA VISITOR BUREAU dba
OLYMPIC PENINSULA TOURISM COMMISSION
– Marsha Massey
$109,500
QUIMPER EVENTS COLLECTIVES – Alexis
Arrabito
$245,000
NEW STORIES – Ben Browner, Lead Producer $49,000
WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL – Barb Trailer, Wooden
Boat Festival Director
$55,000
Total Requests
$1,734,487
DISCUSSION re: Review of the Gateway Visitor Center Maintenance Building Funding
Process
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CLOSING REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT