Bass Pro advertising expenditure
Summary
A board member flagged the roughly $25,000 annual payment to Bass Pro for a website banner ad as a poor deal and asked the city attorney to look into whether it can be renegotiated or reduced. The lease obligation runs another 9-15 years.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $25,000 per year of the tourism budget goes to the Bass Pro banner ad, with no exit option identified.
Bass Pro receives the payment; the city gets a banner ad without its logo prominently displayed.
The tourism budget bears a costly advertising commitment the board views as overpriced.
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