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Council reviews option to add 1% lodging visitor tax; county rate limits city to 1% currently
Summary
Lewisburg leaders received a briefing on potentially adding a municipal lodging (hotel/motel) visitor tax that state law would let municipalities stack with existing county rates; under current local and state rules the city could add about 1%.
Lewisburg officials heard a presentation on the possible adoption of a local hotel/motel visitor tax that would apply to lodging customers and be collected by lodging platforms and operators. Jennifer Pearson, Director of Economic Development, introduced Ryan French, executive director and CEO of the South Central Tennessee Tourism Association, who presented the proposal and answered questions. French emphasized the tax is a visitor-paid occupancy tax, not a direct tax on residents or hoteliers: “We would never come here and…
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