SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Springfield voters will decide on Tuesday, Nov. 4, whether to increase the city’s lodging tax to help fund a new convention center.
Ballot Question One asks voters if the city should increase the current lodging tax by 3%. City officials said the increase would help fund the $175 million convention center project and secure state funding earmarked for it.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for Springfield to attract groups and to attract economic activity that we just aren’t able to realize now,” said Amanda Ohlensehlen, director of economic vitality for the City of Springfield…