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Council gives staff direction to draft 15-year, $10 million TLT rebate proposal for new hotel
Summary
Dundee councilors directed staff to draft a transient lodging tax (TLT) rebate agreement capped at $10 million over 15 years for an incoming hotel project, keeping the statutory 70/30 tourism/general‑fund split and requesting capped, tiered abatements; no formal vote was taken.
Dundee, Ore. — City leaders told staff to draft a TLT rebate proposal tied to a new hotel development that would run up to 15 years and be capped at $10 million, after a council discussion on May 20 about the merits and risks of using a transient lodging tax rebate as an economic development tool.
City staff framed the discussion as a due‑diligence review of an approach that is uncommon in Oregon but used in some California and Utah jurisdictions. "This isn't something that's used here in Oregon all that much, but there are examples of where it is used elsewhere," said Ashley, a consultant who reviewed comparable programs for the city. Staff and several councilors said they wanted to keep the…
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