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Local hotel owner urges Selma to reconsider transient‑occupancy tax rate
Selma City Council · April 3, 2026
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Summary
A hotel owner told the council Selma's transient‑occupancy tax is harming business and urged lowering the rate; the council said it could put the matter on a future agenda for study.
A Selma hotel owner told the council on April 2 that the city's transient‑occupancy tax (TOT) is too high and is driving business away.
Dwight Nelson, who identified himself as a local hotel owner, told the council he pays substantial TOT and argued that Selma's rate is uncompetitive compared with neighboring jurisdictions. "I ask you, please…
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