Fiscal Court advances amendment to Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission ordinance to align with KRS, create rebate incentive Russell County fiscal court approved a second reading to amend the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission ordinance, updating KRS language, replacing 'registration/permit' with 'certificate,' expanding penalty language for late transient-tax returns and authorizing a 1%–3% transient-tax rebate for qualifying lodging developers, to be administered by the commission in consultation with the county attorney.

Russell County just took a major step to boost local tourism by approving a tax rebate incentive for lodging developers—could this be the game-changer the area needs?

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Board reviews revised tourist commission ordinance to allow 1%–3% transient-tax rebates for qualifying hotels The fiscal board reviewed revisions to the Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission ordinance to align language with KRS, clarify penalties, and authorize a 1%–3% transient-room tax rebate via application for qualifying lodging developers; discussion emphasized attracting motels and jobs to Russell County.

Russell County is shaking up tourism with a new ordinance that could offer lodging developers tax rebates of up to 3% to boost local jobs and tourism!

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