Politics & Government
State Accommodation Tax Doled Out to Local Orgs
More than $100,000 given to Summerville organizations to help draw tourism.
Events and organizations that draw tourism to Summerville received more than $100,000 in the state accomodation tax last week, the Journal Scene reported.
While more than $200,000 was requested, the advisory committee settled on these amounts:
Organization Amount Flowertown Players $2,000 Festa Italiana $1,000 Omar Shriners Homecoming Convention $4,000 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition $1,000 Summerville Community Orchestra $5,000 Chamber of Commerce/Visitor's Center $46,000 Summerville DREAM $11,000 YMCA $35,626Find out what's happening in Summervillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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