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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.