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Old 01-24-2013, 06:18 PM
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Default Hotel/motel bed tax
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Originally Posted by LndLocked View Post
As a general rule ..... monies "granted" by "Tourist Development" agencies come from hotel / motel "bed taxes" Those are taxes / fees tacked on to the cost of a hotel room. Given the fact that Sumter Co. does not have a whole heck of a lot of motel room / beds .... it would seem that funding must come for multiple sources within the county. Exactly what those are ... I do not know.

While you can make an argument that entertainment in LSL & Brownwood Sq's promotes the overall economy in Sumter Co. .... It is an EXTREME stretch (imo) to think that it promotes "tourism" which should be the charge of a tourist development agency. As opposed to a "Economic" Development agency, which Sumter Co has.
There are many rentals in TV that pay that so called "Bed Tax."