The city of Aberdeen is accepting letters of interest to serve on the 2025 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, commonly referred to as LTAC.

The committee is made of two representatives who have received grant funding, two reps who pay into the fund and the Aberdeen City Council Finance Committee Chair Scott Prato.

The committee will meet one to three times per year to review applications for the 2026 funding cycle and make recommendations to the city council. LTAC grant money is typically used to fund tourism-related projects and activities including initiatives that increase tourism and support and help fund and market local events.

The most recent round of Aberdeen LTAC grant awards totalling $110,000 went to 11 applicants for festivals, beautification and art including:

Beyond Grays Harbor, for the Aberdeen Founders’ Day Parade and Festival.

Out and Proud Grays Harbor Coalition for the 2025 Grays Harbor Pride Festival

Pacific Northwest Music Project

Downtown Aberdeen Association for Summerfest Goes West, Winterfest and World Music Day

Harbor Art Guild for Rain Glow, and ghOST (Grays Harbor Open Studios Tour)

Aberdeen Parks for beautification

Aberdeen Public Works for traffic control

Art Commission/Parks for the Wishkah Bridge sign

Information on the Aberdeen LTAC can be found at: https://aberdeen.municipal.codes/AMC/3.92.050

Letters of interest are due by Tuesday, May 6 at 4 p.m. and should be submitted to city of Aberdeen Parks Director Stacie Barnum at sbarnum@aberdeenwa.gov.