The Alva Tourism Tax Committee approved three requests for tourism tax funds during a special meeting Wednesday. They also discussed the slowness of progress by the marketing company working on a website and branding for Alva. Committee members present were Norville Ritter, Dr. Charles Tucker, Terri Parsons and Bryce Benson.

The committee voted to approve minutes of the July meeting. During discussion of the financial report, Ritter said the most recent fourth quarter numbers were no worse than the previous year. He expressed hope that tourism tax collections have stabilized after a long downw...