A proposed hike of the local Innkeeper’s Tax from 5 to 7 percent would help fund an event center in Daviess County.
That’s what County Visitor Bureau Executive Director Samantha Bobbitt told the Daviess County Council before they approved a request to recommend the tax be raised by the Indiana General Assembly.
The Washington Times Herald Herald quoted Bobbitt as saying they want to be pro-active and use the extra funds to promote the county’s position on I69 and showcase what Daviess County has by creating some kind of event, educational and cultural center.
Over the last four years the tax has generated $200,000 a year and increase would boost that another $80,000 a year.
The tax is paid mostly by out of county visitors to Daviess County who rent hotel rooms.
Bobbitt says she knows the extra funds are a drop in the bucket when it comes to building a multi million dollar facility akin to the West Gate Academy, but she said the extra dollars are a start.