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115 Broad Street- P.O. Box 709 <br />Martinsville, Virginia 24114 <br />Phone 276/632-6401 Fax 276/632-5059 <br /> <br />Enclosure # 2 <br /> <br />CgIPEG . <br />CHAMBER'S '~ <br />PARTNERSHIP FOR~ <br /> <br /> www.mhcchamber.com <br /> mhccoc@mhcchamber.com <br />Virginia's Racing Region Toll Free Number 866~632-3378 <br /> <br />January3,2002 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />CC: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Martinsville City Council <br /> <br />Kim Adkins <br />Executive Vice President <br /> <br />Earl Reynolds <br />City Manager <br /> <br />Consideration for a 2 percent Lodging Tax in the City of Martinsville <br /> <br />On Tuesday, January' 8, 2002, at your regularly scheduled Council Meeting, I will be <br />requesting for your consideration the implementation of a 2 percent lodging tax in the <br />City of Martinsville, which would help fund the community's tourism initiatives. <br /> <br />The request will replace your current funding of $20,500 and would take affect July <br />2002. <br /> <br />For your convenience, I have attached the Office of Tourism's Strategic Plan, which <br />gives an assessment of the area's accommodations and facilities, including the area's <br />strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trends in tourism. It also lists short and long <br />term goals and objectives in organizational and program development and highlights the <br />Office's accomplishments to date. I plan to briefly review this plan at the meeting. <br /> <br />If you have questions, please don't hesitate to call me at 632-6401 (W), 666-0431 (H), <br />252-5504 (Cell) or email, kima~mhcchamber.com. <br /> <br />I thank you in advance for the consideration. <br /> <br /> <br />