Arbor Day stirs both hope and sadness in Cedar Rapids after derecho tree loss thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What are room taxes?
Since its establishment in 1983, Real Racine has been, in large part, funded by hotel room taxes â specifically on visitor stays of fewer than 30 days by hotels and lodgers in Mount Pleasant, Racine, Caledonia, Yorkville, Waterford and Burlington.
Those municipalities pay into Real Racine differently, depending on their individual contracts: Yorkville pays 90%; Caledonia 85%; Sturtevant pays 75%, as Mount Pleasant used to.
Confusion and a legal gray area surround what hotel room taxes are exactly, including who actually is paying those taxes, who gets to receive the funds and what they can be used for.
First, a hotel room tax is a tax of up to 8% that municipalities are allowed to collect when someone stays at a hotel in the area. The hotel then pays those taxes they have collected to the municipality.
Judge denies Real Racine s request to stop Mount Pleasant from spending hotel tax funds until case concludes journaltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journaltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Essay contest honors Deputy Dave Blann
By Katy Yoder Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:46 AM Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office Corporal Jason Pollock and Patrol Deputy Clark Linden visited Black Butte School, which is launching an essay contest on law enforcement to memorialize the late Camp Sherman Resident Deputy Dave Blann.
photo provided Deputy Clark Linden and Corporal Jason Pollock met with Bethanne Kronick Blann at Black Butte School, where school children will honor Dave Blann through an essay contest.
photo by Katy Yoder • • Black Butte School students in Camp Sherman were finally back in the classroom with teachers and classmates on January 11. Their teacher, Delaney Sharp told them they were having a special visit from Bethanne Kronick Blann, who told them about the “Deputy Dave” Memorial Essay Contest. Accompanying Bethanne were Jefferson County Sherif
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