Hotel Tax Revenue To Help Repair Opry House

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Mayor Karl Dean talks with Gaylord CEO Colin Reed inside the Grand Ole Opry House.

From the City Paper:

An ordinance drafted by Mayor Karl Dean and his administration would redirect a portion of revenue collected from the city�s hotel taxes to repair the $20 million worth of flood-related damages to the Grand Ole Opry House.

�The operation of this Opry House has a very real and tangible impact on the bottom-line of many businesses in Nashville�s hospitality and tourism industry,� Dean said. �This legislation will help get the doors of the Opry House back open.�

The bill was expected to be filed last Friday (7/9), enabling it to go before the Metro Council on first reading July 20. The ordinance would redirect a portion of the city�s hotel tax that was intended to help Gaylord from the beginning.