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Washington hotel tax considered

Posted: April 17, 2009 @ 5:26 am In Today's Local News

Should the city of Washington have a hotel tax? Local tourism officials say yes, but hotel owners say no. Tim Coffee, with the chamber of commerce says its not actually a tax on the hotel owners, or Washington residents. Hawkeye Motel Owner Gordon Olberding says this is not a good time to be considering such a tax. He also says there’s no plan for what the money would be spent on. Olberding and other local hotel owners came to this week’s city council meeting to express opposition to a measure that would put the tax on the ballot for voters to decide on. They say Washington isn’t a tourist attraction, and most of their business comes from people coming to the area to work. The council tabled the measure.

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