City Briefs

Name the city’s new patch truck

The City of Shelton is conducting a contest to name its new patch truck.

The city’s Public Works Department recently purchased the patch truck, which it uses to fill potholes and other routine street maintenance. The city reports it has more than 118 lane miles of paved streets that require maintenance. The city’s Transportation Benefit District partially paid for the purchase of the truck.

Monday is the deadline to suggest a name for the patch truck. The city will review the suggestions, choose favorites and a couple weeks later will conduct a survey to pick the winning name. The city states in a disclaimer that “all survey responses will be treated as suggestions, and the City of Shelton does not guarantee that any particular response will be put to any further use.”

A contest form is available on the city’s website. For more information, contact Mary Ricker, the city’s communications specialist, at 360-432-5114 and [email protected].

Applications for tourism money

Starting today, the City of Shelton is accepting applications for tourism funding grants, allocated through the city’s lodging tax fund.

Grant criteria and applications are on the city’s website. Completed applications should be submitted in person at the Shelton Civic Center, 525 West Cota St. Aug. 31 is the deadline to apply.

The City’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will review applications before submitting its recommendations to the Shelton City Council. Applicants can also present their requests to the LTAC. To schedule a presentation, email Danielle Dedmon at [email protected].

The city collects a 4% tax on motels and hotels within the city limits, which is dedicated to promoting tourism, supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities and activities, and general operations of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists to Shelton.