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Council grants Holman Hotel 60-day extension for visitor taxes amid assessment dispute
Summary
The council approved a 60-day extension and waiver of associated penalties for the Holman Hotel's December and January transient-occupancy and Salem tourism-promotion-area taxes; the hotel cited an appealed Marion County property-tax assessment and loan/refinancing issues.
The Salem City Council approved a 60-day extension on Tuesday allowing the Holman Hotel more time to pay December and January transient-occupancy tax (TOT) and Salem tourism promotion area (STPA) charges, and waived related late penalties for that period.
Matt Smith, general manager of the Holman Hotel, told the council the hotel’s owner had appealed a Marion County property-tax assessment that the hotel says left the business in a precarious cash position. Smith said the hotel remains committed to fulfilling its tax obligations while the appeal and…
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