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(North Platte, Nebraska, January 29, 2021) – It has been a year since the Advisory Committee of the
North Platte / Lincoln County Visitors Bureau provided funding to help promote area events and
attractions. The committee considered grant applications in January of 2020, but when the April
deadline came around, the Covid-19 pandemic was in full swing and the committee voted to waive
further consideration until the full effect of the pandemic on lodging tax receipts could be calculated.
For the calendar year of 2020, lodging tax receipts are down around 30%, and it is possible the spring
could still be very bleak months. However, the Advisory Committee decided that there is light at the end of the tunnel with travelers once again expressing confidence in traveling. Nine organizations submitted