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Residents raise questions about proposed hotel-motel tax increase during Lamar public comment
Summary
During public comments July 15, residents and council members discussed a proposed increase in the city's hotel-motel (lodging) tax up to the statutory 7% cap; council members clarified it would be a voter referendum in November and that the tax is paid by visitors.
Public comment at the Lamar City Council meeting on July 15 included several residents questioning and offering views on a proposed increase to the city's hotel-motel (lodging) tax. Commenters asked whether the tax is administered through the chamber of commerce and who ultimately pays the levy.
A resident who identified…
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