City Council Declares Special Election
by Charlie Comfort
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa City Council is moving ahead with a special election for voters to consider approval of a measure to raise the City’s hotel-motel tax by 2%. At the December 7th City Council meeting, the Oskaloosa City Council voted to approve calling a special election for March 2nd, 2021.
According to City Council documents, revenue from the proposed 2% increase would be used to further promote recreation, tourism, and economic development; as a means to address project needs identified through initiatives such as the Oskaloosa Creative Placemaking Action Plan. Oskaloosa is one of 17 communities that are below the maximum rate of funding for a hotel-motel tax. 163 Iowa communities have a hotel-motel tax.