Tourism board OKs $52,965 WOT grant voucher for START airport shuttle

The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Joint Powers Board was scheduled to approve a set of Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) grant vouchers at its March 12 meeting, including a $52,964.57 payment to START Bus tied to the winter shuttle service to Jackson Hole Airport. The voucher summary lists the START payment under a “Visitor Experience Grant” line item labeled “START Bus Winter Shuttle to Airport.”

The same WOT grant voucher summary shows three additional payments for a March 12 voucher run totaling $74,869.76: $12,475 to Teton County for bear-proof trash cans, $80.19 to the University of Wyoming for work connected to a “Sustainable Destination Management Plan,” and $9,350 to Vibrant Events of Jackson for a “Workforce Appreciation and Retention” program. The summary includes remaining-balance notes for several items, including $22,035.43 remaining on the $75,000 airport-shuttle allocation.

The March 12 meeting agenda lists “Approval of vouchers” on the consent agenda, which is where the board typically authorizes payment runs. The agenda also includes a separate “START airport shuttle update” as a partner report item.

Sources: Wyoming Office of Tourism Grant Financial Report, Lodging Tax Board Meeting Agenda