FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Public Information Office Aracely Lazcano I PIO
County of El Paso, Texas 500 E. San Antonio I Suite 301
Thursday, July 02, 2009 (P) 915.546.2000 I Ext 4106 I
I http://www.epcounty.com/ I
Application Period Begins
(El Paso, Texas) - Local non-profit organizations boosting our area’s tourism are encouraged to request money from the hotel occupancy tax funds for the 2010 fiscal year.
The County of El Paso promotes tourism as an important economic development tool and each year the Commissioners Court awards money to non-profit organizations that advertise events outside El Paso County and are dedicated to historic site tourism promotion and preservation.
From July 01 to the 31st 2009, the County of El Paso will be taking applications for those interested in requesting these funds.
What: Application Period to Request Funds from the Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax
When: From July 1 to July 31, 2009
Where: For Applications, call Rosemary Neill, Director of Family and Community Services, (915) 834-8201
Forms are also available online at: http://www.epcounty.com/famcom/documents/HOT%20Application%202010.pdf
To report on the use of County Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds: http://www.epcounty.com/famcom/documents/HOT%20Funds%20Expenditure%20Report.pdf
(CC07-09-66)