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Oro Valley staff report shows post‑COVID revenue swings, short‑term rental compliance near 86–90%
Summary
Town staff presented lodging and bed‑tax collections from 2018 to Aug. 30, 2025, reporting post‑COVID normalization of visitation, a roughly 300‑unit short‑term rental market (300–350 peak) and estimated 86–90% registration compliance; commissioners were told ADOR collections can lag by one to two months.
Paul Melcher, Oro Valley’s community and economic development director, presented an updated spreadsheet on Nov. 17 showing lodging-related sales and bed-tax receipts from July 1, 2018, through Aug. 30, 2025, and explained which town investments have been counted as tourism support (excluding staff salaries).
Melcher told the commission staff estimates the short‑term rental inventory in Oro Valley fluctuates around 300 units, rising to about 300–350 during peak season (November through March). He said the…
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