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City Residents To Decide Hotel-Motel Tax Increase
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The residents of Oskaloosa will head to the polls on March 2nd to decide if an increase in the Hotel-Motel tax is something they want.
Currently, the Hotel-Motel tax rate in Oskaloosa is 5%. Including Oskaloosa, that makes fifteen communities across the state with that rate.
In comparison, the Iowa Department of Revenue says in total 168 cities charge a hotel-motel tax.
There is one community charging 6%, 15 charging 5%, and one community charging 4% hotel-motel tax. The majority of communities in Iowa, or 151 of them, charge the 7% rate.
The call for a special election on the matter was set forward by the Oskaloosa City Council and will only impact hotels and motels within the city limits of Oskaloosa.
Congrats to the 2020 People’s Choice Award-Winning Floats!
Oskaloosa Christian School won the people choice award for 2020.
(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to announce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place People’s Choice Awards for the 2020 Lighted Christmas Display, which was held downtown as a drive-thru event on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Voting opened shortly after 6pm on Saturday night and closed at noon on Monday.
1st Place: Oskaloosa Christian School
Oskaloosa Christian School’s heartwarming and creative entry was a hit! Unable to crowd students onto a float due to health and safety guidelines, they instead lined the windows of a school bus with 21 tablets playing pre-recorded videos of Oskaloosa Christian School students waving. “It was an innovative way for students to ‘virtually’ participate in the school’s float,” says Janet Kuskie, Oskaloosa Main Street Board President. “We’re pleased that the community thought so, too.”