County Board Increases Bed Tax 50% On Sept. 1 COOPERSTOWN – The county's bed tax will increase by 50 percent after Sept. 1, the county board decided unanimously a few minutes ago. The bed tax will rise from 4 percent to 6 percent, and is being levied in the fall to avoid have an impact on people who have already booked rooms for this summer. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin Our…
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Extended BnB Stays Sap Bed-Tax Revenue County Reps Skeptical About News By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Zip. Nada. Zero. Air BnB is Otsego County’s single largest bed-tax generator, but from April 1 to June 30, it generated nothing, County Treasurer Allen Ruffles reported to the county Board of Representatives this morning. “They collected something like $140,000 and they sent us zero money,” he said. At a 2 percent rate, that would generally generate $2,800. You have…
County Board OKs Tourism Contract Privatized Promotion Extended To Put 'Heads In Beds' Locally COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Representatives this morning approved a second three-year contract with Destination Marketing of Otsego County, ending months of uncertainty about the privatized tourism-promotion effort. The contract runs from this coming Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. On issue that was resolved: DMOC had sought a five-year contract, but settled for three. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To…
Senate OKs Delaware Bed Tax, Measure Moves On To Assembly Seward ALBANY – The state Senate has authorized Delaware County – inspired by its neighbor to the north – to impose a bed tax on motel and hotel rooms, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has announced its passage in the Upper House. The bill, requested by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors, has moved to the state Assembly, where Assemblyman Clifford Crouch, R-Sidney, has introduced legislation. You have reached…
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Hulse: I Support Tourism Impact Aid Rick Hulse COOPERSTOWN – County Rep. Rick Hulse, R-Otsego, a few minutes ago issued a statement saying Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz is "incorrect in his assertion that I do not support Tourism Impact Aid." "In fact, I fully support a better distribution of bed tax money to benefit our County and specifically the Town of Otsego and Village of Cooperstown," he said in a statement. The statement continues: You have reached your limit of…
Katz: Hulse First Cooperstown Rep Not To Support Tourism-Impact Aid Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz asks the county Board of Representatives this evening for tourism-impact aid for his village, the city and town of Oneonta, and the Town of Hartwick. Listening, from left, are county board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, Clerk of the Board Carol McGovern, the clerk's assistant, Jenna Utter, and county Reps. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, Janet Hurley Quackenbush, R-Town of Oneonta, Gary Koutnik and Linda Rowinski, both…
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