PRESS RELEASE
June 23, 2005
Funds Will Promote North County Attractions
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved Supervisor Pam Slater-Price's appropriation of $600,000 in Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) funds. The funds will support the activities of various non-profit organizations, such as chambers of commerce and the San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau, which help to promote tourism and economic development.
"Tourism is vital to the economic well-being of the North County, and TOT funds help promote its many attractions," said Slater-Price. "It is by sharing the North County with others that we are able to fund the level of services that county residents have come to expect."
The Tourist Occupancy Tax is a special fee affixed to the price of all hotel rooms in the county. Once a year the county distributes TOT funds to organizations and programs that promote and generate tourism or economic development within San Diego County.
Some of the organizations that will receive funds include the following:
- Center for the Arts -- Escondido
$75,000 - San Diego North Convention & Visitors Bureau
$75,000 - North Coast Repertory Theater
$20,000 - Del Mar Foundation
$10,000 - Encinitas Chamber of Commerce
$10,000 - Escondido Chamber of Commerce
$10,000 - Del Mar Chamber of Commerce
$10,000 - Leucadia Highway 101 Association
$10,000 - Escondido Children's Museum
$10,000 - Quail Botanical Gardens
$10,000 - Rancho Bernardo Chamber of Commerce
$10,000 - Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association
$10,000 - San Dieguito River Valley JPA
$10,000 - Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce
$10,000 - Del Mar Village Association
$5,000 - First Night Escondido
$5,000
Supervisor Slater-Price represents the Third Supervisorial District.
