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Washington County schedules public hearing on raising short‑term rental tax; cigarette tax tabled for more study
Summary
Board authorized a public hearing on changes to the county transient occupancy (short‑term rental) ordinance including a $600 annual reporting exemption and a proposed rate increase from 5% to 7% (estimated additional revenue about $100,000). A separate proposed cigarette/tobacco tax was tabled to the next meeting so a proposed rate can be included for public notice.
On May 14 the Washington County Board of Supervisors held first readings on two proposed local tax ordinances.
Brandon Snodgrass summarized proposed amendments to Chapter 58 governing the transient occupancy tax (the tax applied to short‑term rentals such as Airbnb and VRBO). The draft includes a reporting threshold so hosts with less than $600 in annual gross revenue would report once a year…
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