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Visit Carson City reports record monthly lodging collections; notes rail tax funding and partial rural marketing grant

5385726 · July 14, 2025
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At the July 14 meeting the Visit Carson City executive director reported record April and May transient occupancy tax collections, a Story County rail tax award for V&T track work and a partial award from the state's rural marketing grant program.

David Peterson, executive director of Visit Carson City, told the Culture and Tourism Authority on July 14 that April and May produced record transient occupancy tax (TOT) collections for those months, and that the fiscal‑year outlook is positive. Peterson said April collections were $2.35 million and May collections were $2.51 million, and he described the fiscal projection as being several percentage points above the prior year and ahead of budget.

Peterson also reported that the V&T (Virginia & Truckee) operator — referenced in the meeting as VMT — received $850,000 of Story County rail‑tax funding to be…

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