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Patrick County raises lodging tax to 6% and freezes tourism grants pending advisory review
Summary
The Board amended the transient occupancy tax to 6% and approved a motion to freeze tourism sponsorship grant awards until the county’s Tourism Advisory Council reviews proposed administrative changes. A tourism council member urged delay, citing concerns funds could be diverted from tourism.
Patrick County supervisors voted Aug. 11 to amend the county’s transient occupancy tax ordinance to reflect a 6% levy and to freeze tourism sponsorship grant awards while the county’s Tourism Advisory Council reviews proposed application changes.
The tax change implements a board motion first passed May 27; the board’s amendment to the transient occupancy tax ordinance was adopted in a roll‑call vote (Supervisor Marshall and Supervisor Kendrick recorded “no”; Supervisor Perry, Supervisor Overby and the chair recorded “aye”). The amendment aligns the ordinance text with the board’s earlier motion increasing the effective levy from 5% to 6%.
Public comment: Kurt Bosenmeier, who identified himself as a member of the county’s tourism advisory group from the Smith River district, urged the board to postpone changes to the tourism…
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