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Norman officials outline plan to ask voters to raise guest tax from 8% to 10% to fund parks, arts and tourism
Summary
City staff presented a proposal to increase Norman’s guest (room) tax from 8% to 10% and to add RV parks to the tax base. Officials said the change would raise roughly $1 million annually; proposed splits would boost parks funding while preserving allocations for Visit Norman and the Norman Arts Council.
City staff on Feb. 5 told the Board of Park Commissioners they intend to ask voters on April 7 to increase Norman’s guest (room) tax from 8% to 10% and to make recreational-vehicle parks subject to the levy. Staff said the currently projected 8% yield of about $3.94 million would rise to about $4.9 million under a 10% rate, a difference of roughly $1 million annually.
The Parks Department presented two allocation scenarios discussed with Visit Norman and the Norman Arts Council. One option would allocate most of the additional revenue to parks; another would return to an earlier mix where Visit Norman receives…
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