State and Local Government / Transparency

Grandview to Vote on Hotel Tax Tomorrow

By Charles Carson on Aug 1, 2011

Residents in the Kansas City suburb of Grandview will vote tomorrow on imposing a hotel tax of five percent in order to promote tourism. The city estimates that the vote will net an additional $120,000 in revenue from those staying overnight in the town.

Take a moment to check out the two commentaries my colleague David Stokes has published on hotel taxes: here and here.

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