Here’s a recap of Greer City Council’s April 14 meeting.
Approved: Accommodations tax grants
Council approved allocating about $322,000 in accommodations tax grant funding to various organizations for events, festivals and other activities that draw visitors to Greer.
In briefing council on the grant requests, city finance director Christopher Kline explained that state law mandates accommodations tax revenue, which is derived from a tax on hotel and lodging accommodations, must be spent on tourism-related activities and must be spent within two years of collection.
The grant recommendations were approved by the city’s Accommodations Tax Committee for advertising and programming, which are two uses specified under state law…