From: "Bobbie Erdmann" <bobbiee@centurytel.net> Subject: RE: Museum's use of City Room Tax question Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:51:26 -0500 Message-ID: <3A152DAE859640D691EC6EA4A46CB50F@ErdmannHP>
The Berlin Area Historical Society receives a grant from the city each year.
We do not share in the City Room Tax (isn't that much with only 1 motel in
town).
We do keep a record of visitors to our museums, both local and out of the
city/state,
and report that to the City Council at budget time to show that we do
contribute to the
tourism dollars.
Bobbie Erdmann
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of JANET IRENE
SEYMOUR
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 12:35 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Fwd: Museum's use of City Room Tax question
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From: tomahmuseum@charter.net
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 4:37 PM
Subject: Museum's use of City Room Tax
To: JANET IRENE SEYMOUR <janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org>
Janet,
Would you please send this out to the other Historical Societies and
Museum's in the State?
How many of you are receiving funds from your city's Room Tax? (which is
supposed to be used only by non-profits and to be used exclusively for
tourism)
We are building a new museum and it was suggested that we should approach
our City Council to see if we could obtain a share of the City's Room Tax.
We we turned down, as was the local Area Community Theatre who also asked
for funding for their building project. We we told that 51% of our expenses
had to go directly for tourism and that we did not fit that category
according to State Statues and do not qualify according to our City
Administrator, the City Council immediately voted us both down. The City
Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Vistor's bureau gets the entire amount each
month.
Thanks for you comments.
Jim