The prospect of imposing a cannabis tax and increasing the “bed tax” guests pay at hotels and motels in Westminster will be discussed at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council.
Under the topic of a “strategic goal: achieve financial stability,” the council will consider a survey of public opinion on two separate potential tax measures: to raise the current 8 percent “transient occupancy tax” and to create a levy on the sale of cannabis – marijuana-derived – products.
Proposed is the use of a combination of phone calls, e-mails and text messages of at least 400 Westminster residents (done in English, Vietnamese and Spanish) to measure public opinion on those concepts…