Economic Development Commission — 2026-02-25

The Economic Development Commission met Feb 25, 2026, approved the prior meeting minutes and agenda, heard a treasurer report showing an EDC balance of $8,296.38, and received department updates including $35,000 in cannabis tax funds for business accelerators, progress on Catalyst Q and Start One Up, and visitor metrics for 2025 (928,000 unique visitors, 2.3 million total visits, 5.8% hotel tax revenue increase). Members discussed the fully funded regional tech center, declining Queenstown Outlets visitation, formed a subcommittee to review proposed county text amendments, and reviewed subcommittee work on tourism, workforce/“attainable” housing, business growth, and community health workforce efforts.