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Butte supervisors approve countywide tourism assessment, add short‑term rentals
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved changes to the Butte County Tourism Business Improvement District to include short‑term vacation rentals, raise assessment rates in phases and align the district term to the calendar year after a 45‑day protest period returned 0.11% opposition by assessment weight.
Butte County supervisors voted to modify the county’s Tourism Business Improvement District on July 29, approving three changes to the district’s management plan after a formal protest hearing. The board adopted resolutions to remove a room‑count threshold so short‑term vacation rentals (STRs) are assessed, to phase the assessment rate from 2% to 2.5% on Sept. 1, 2025 and to 3% on Jan. 1, 2027, and to change the district termination date to Dec. 31, 2029 to align budgeting with the calendar year.
The district, administered by Explore Butte County, will now include hotels, motels, campgrounds and licensed STRs in the countywide marketing assessment. The clerk of the board reported the written protests received during the 45‑day protest period represented 0.11% of total assessment weight — well under the 50%…
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