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Commissioners set March public hearing on proposed 3% room-occupancy tax increase; CVB pitches product development and marketing uses
Summary
The board voted to call a March 18 public hearing on a proposal to levy an additional 3% room-occupancy tax. Phil Wuerz of the Convention & Visitors Bureau outlined plans to dedicate most of the increase to marketing and some to tourism product development, and commissioners asked for limits in a proposed MOU.
Moore County commissioners voted Feb. 18 to call a public hearing on March 18 to consider levying an additional 3% room-occupancy tax; if adopted later, the board discussed an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Phil Wuerz, president and CEO of the Moore County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), presented the bureau’s rationale for the request: a proposed increase from the current rate (discussed as 3% in prior work sessions) to 6% overall would require that two-thirds of the increase (four cents on the…
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