DUCKTOWN, Tenn. – The Polk County Chamber of Commerce may be in danger of losing its funding through the county’s lodging tax.
On Thursday, county commissioners voted 6-3 to amend an act that allocates two-thirds of the revenues generated by the county’s 3 percent lodging tax to the organization dedicated to promoting Polk tourism and industry.
Commissioners Randy Collins, Sheena Gaddis and James Woody opposed the measure.
“There’s better use for this money for this county,” Commissioner Greg Brooks said. “We’ve got libraries in need; we’ve got parks and recreation in need.”
According to conversations Brooks said he has had with business owners, many of them think the Chamber of Commerce is not doing enough for the county and that any successes they have had are from their own efforts.