Tag: hotel occupancy tax
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Doing their part
Letter: Smith says he’s a progressive Democrat for state Senate
“We have an old state law from the 1980s that’s forcing us to spend 75% of our tax revenue on more advertising for tourism. Almost no other county in North Carolina has to do this, and it’s one of the main reasons I’m running to be our next state senator.”
Letter: Hotels, businesses must examine how they treat local workers
“The people of Asheville have had enough of being exploited, and it is time to abolish the Buncombe County TDA.”
Backyard to the old drawing board
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: How can hotel tax better support Asheville?
“How can this law change so that maybe the city can receive a higher percentage of hotel tax toward things that matter to maintain the city’s needs or even — ha, ha — go toward affordable workforce housing?”
Letter: Visitors, Asheville welcomes (and depends on) you
“When you visit a honey-tasting shop, local record store or family farm, know that your support helps us to thrive and live our passions here in Asheville.”