Lodging tax marks 30 years of investing in local tourism

More than $350K distributed since fund initiated in 1995

  • Hamilton County Lodging Tax
    Hamilton County Lodging Tax
  • Grant requests given from 1995-2025.
    Grant requests given from 1995-2025.
    Thirty years after county commissioners decided to begin implementing a 3 percent lodging tax here in Hamilton County, a summary review of the records revealed that more than $358,000 has been used to help support and promote local tourism using money raised from visiting guests.Jayne Smith, who was one of the five local residents appointed to the advisory committee formed when the lodging ...

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