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Commission weighs using occupancy tax to fund parks and museums; legal guidance to be sought
Summary
A resolution would move future funding for parks and museums from the nonprofit budget to occupancy (lodging) tax revenue; commissioners asked county attorney and staff to clarify statutory eligibility and oversight before final action.
The Sullivan County Commission discussed a resolution to direct future funding for local parks and museums to occupancy (lodging) tax revenues rather than the county’s nonprofit budget. Commissioner Harvey, sponsor of the measure, said the change would remove the burden from the general fund and require recipients to meet the state comptroller’s criteria for use of lodging-tax dollars.
“Parks and museums requesting this funding in the future will need to align with the eligibility guidelines as defined…
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