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Emery County approves transient room tax increase to 4.5% to qualify for statewide mitigation grants
Summary
The commission authorized raising the transient room tax by 0.25 percentage points (to 4.5%) on short-term accommodations so Emery County services can apply for a new statewide mitigation fund for EMS, search and rescue and related outdoor incident response; travel board recommended the change and commissioners approved it.
The Emery County Commission voted June 17 to impose a transient room tax (TRT) of up to 4.5% on short-term rentals and accommodations, an increase of 0.25 percentage points above the prior 4.25% rate.
Travel-board staff explained the change follows a state amendment to the TRT that creates a mitigation fund for…
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