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Victoria Council backs county bid for countywide hotel-occupancy tax to fund airport improvements
Summary
Victoria City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting Victoria County's push for House Bill 4222 to allow a countywide hotel-occupancy tax of up to 2% and permit use for county airport improvements; the county pledged $100,000 annually of the revenue toward the city’s community center expansion if enacted.
Victoria City Council voted to support Victoria County’s legislative effort to authorize a countywide hotel-occupancy tax and to permit county use of the revenue for airport repairs and improvements.
Victoria County Judge Tim Zeller (presenting) and county officials told council the county currently can levy a hotel-occupancy tax outside city limits but needs special enabling legislation to collect and apply a uniform tax inside city limits. Judge Zeller described House Bill 4222 as the enabling legislation the county seeks and said it would authorize a…
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