Rate Of Bed-Tax Growth

Up 2.5 Times In ’15 Over ’14

COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Dan Crowell reported today that the rate in bed-tax growth in 2015 was almost 2½ times higher than the year before – 11.21 percent last year, compared to $4.74 the year before.

He cited increased number of visitors, new hotel construction (Courtyard by Marriott in Oneonta), increased weekly rentals and enhanced collection of sales-tax revenues as among the factors.

He didn’t specify it, but the 2015 Hall of Fame Induction of Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz draw the fourth-largest crowd.

The Village of Cooperstown is seeing the greatest dollar growth; the Village of Unadilla, the greatest percentage growth.  “Overall, growth is the strongest and most consistent among the more highly active municipalities,” he said.