City eyes tweaking applications for Hotel Lodging Tax for good of local organizations
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
WILMINGTON A change in some form could be coming regarding local organizations applying for the city’s Hotel Lodging Tax funds.
At Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting, council held the first reading of an ordinance amending the application for the funds.
Judiciary Committee Chair Matt Purkey told council it would update the application process. Purkey advised that he and Councilmember Michael Snarr discussed the idea of helping disseminate those funds to local nonprofit groups in need of the money due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.
City council talks lodging tax funds distribution, OKs 2021 budget
Wilmington City Council meets for the last time in 202o.
John Hamilton | News Journal
WILMINGTON Funds for the coming year was the main discussion for the final Wilmington City Council meeting of the year.
Hotel Lodging Tax
At Thursday’s meeting held via Zoom, council approved the city’s 2021 budget and discussed what to do about the money from the Hotel Lodging Tax.
During the Judiciary Committee report, Councilmember and Committee Member Michael Snarr wanted to discuss what would be the best way to distribute money to organizations with that money.