Bryson City removed from room tax legislation Wednesday, May 05, 2021 Room tax dollars have been on the steady climb in Swain County as Bryson City has become a tourism hotspot.
The Town of Bryson City has been removed from a piece of state legislation that would have allowed the town to levy its own occupancy tax and establish its own tourism development governing board.
House Bill 412 sponsored by Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, and Rep. Mark Pless, R-Canton was originally filed March 25 with language that would allow Bryson City to levy an additional 3 percent tax, but now the bill is called “Maggie Valley Occupancy Taxes” and there’s no mention of Bryson City.
Canton, Waynesville to consider room tax increases Downtown Waynesville.
A tax bill sponsored by two western Republicans that’s currently making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly has the potential to bring even more room occupancy tax money to the town of Maggie Valley, but as other municipalities across the county and the region consider asking for potential inclusion in the bill, there’s concern over implementation and administration.
North Carolina’s room occupancy tax system has been in place for quite some time, and operates on a fairly straightforward principle. Whenever someone rents from a lodging establishment, a tax above and beyond the nightly room cost is levied and then spent on marketing or tourism-related expenses.
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5 things to know about the 40th annual BBQ Fest on the Neuse
The BBQ Fest on the Neuse is back.
After missing 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world s largest whole-hog cook-off returns May 7 and 8 in downtown Kinston.
Kinston-Lenoir County Tourism Development Authority director and BBQ Fest chair Jan Parson believes festivalgoers are ready for a change from last year s lockdowns and quarantining, but there are five things festivalgoers may want to know before attending the 40-year-old hog happenin next week. 2020 was a year of uncertainty and disappointment in many ways, Parson said. People are ready to get outside and see each other.
Several initiatives have already been taken to implement the recommendations of the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into political victimization (the CoI) including the obtaining of Cabinet approval, the establishment of a Special Commission of Inquiry and a resolution tabled in Parliament. While Commissions of Inquiry have played a recurring role in distracting attention away from established mechanisms for justice and accountability in the past, the haste with which the recommendations of the present Commission are intended to be implemented is a cause for concern and may have grave implications for the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law and democracy in Sri Lanka.