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Westminster council directs staff to research hotel and cannabis tax options
Summary
At a strategic planning workshop Oct. 6, Westminster councilmembers asked staff to study feasibility of a transient occupancy (hotel) tax and a cannabis tax and to consider a scientifically valid survey to test voter support; staff and the consultant warned timing is tight for ballot measures.
Westminster — At its Oct. 6 strategic planning workshop the Westminster City Council signaled support for staff research into two potential revenue measures: a transient occupancy tax (TOT) on hotels and a cannabis tax.
Vice Mayor Manzo moved that staff return to the council with a feasibility analysis for both options, pressing the council to turn staff reports into action rather than only receiving informational updates. ‘‘I make a motion for staff to bring us back the feasibility to pursue these 2 items,’’ Vice Mayor Manzo said.
Ryder Smith, the council’s…
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