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.
Two Items For Upcoming Special Election
March 2, 2021 City of Oskaloosa Hotel-Motel Special Election
March 2, 2021 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont School District Special Election • Deadline to register to vote to take part in election:
Early Voter Registration deadline – 5 PM, Friday, February 19 • If registering after this day and prior to election day, contact the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office: 641-673-7148
Election Day Registration – Oskaloosa citizens that are not registered at their Oskaloosa residence can register on election day. They would need to bring a current photo ID with their current address. If the photo ID does not have the current address, a piece of mail with their name and new address would need to be presented.