Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

Meetings

  • City Hall
    833 S. Spruce St.
    Burlington, WA 98233
  • Meet as needed

Members

  • Councilor Elizabeth Turman-Bryant, Chair
  • Steph Rees, Burlington Chamber of Commerce
  • Dan Mitzel, Candlewood Suites, & Hampton Inn & Suites
  • Therese Lundvall, Cocusa Motel
  • Jeff Bae, Holiday Inn Express
  • Cate Anderson, Children's Museum of Skagit County
  • Nicole Roozen, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
  • Joe DeGloria, Council Member, Alternate
  • Damond Morrison, Lincoln Theatre, Alternate
  • City Administrator 

Responsibilities

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee was established by the Burlington City Council, in accordance with Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 67.28 to advise and recommend to the Mayor and Council how excise taxes on lodging collected in Burlington should be allocated in order to best increase tourism in the City.

The committee consists of seven voting members who solicit proposals from those agencies and groups actively engaged in the promotion and enhancement of tourism in the City of Burlington. The committee reviews applications for lodging tax funds, hears oral presentations from applicants, and makes funding recommendations to the Mayor and Council.