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RV-park operator warns parish jurors that proposed lodging tax could drive away long‑term renters
Summary
At a public hearing, an RV-park owner’s written comment warned that a proposed lodging/parking tax (cited as up to $4.90 per night in the letter) could add about $147 a month to long‑term renters and might be unenforceable; jurors closed public comment and deferred further action.
During a public hearing on a proposed lodging and use tax for recreational-vehicle parks, the jury recorded a written comment from an RV-park owner who said the tax would make long‑term stays uneconomic in the parish.
The letter, read into the record by a juror, said the ‘‘maximum fee could be $4.90 per night’’ and calculated that would amount to approximately $147 every 30 days for long‑term campers. The writer (identified in the written submission as an RV-park owner from Cypress Haven) urged a smaller per‑night charge (suggesting 2%) and questioned how the parish would collect and enforce the tax for cash transactions and single‑lot rentals on private property.
Jurors noted the written comments raised legitimate enforcement and revenue questions and said the board would discuss those issues further at a future meeting. No final action on placing the measure before voters was taken that night; jurors closed the public comment period and recorded the letter in the hearing record.
