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Hotel-less County Adopts Hotel Tax
CHARLOTTE — Camden County has adopted a hotel-motel tax. The new levy will generate revenue as soon as the General Assembly approves — and someone opens a hotel in the county. “There’s no particular reason for doing it,” said a commissioner, “all the other counties have one.” In other local news, Raleigh creates a new burglar-alarm fee to discourage false alarms, Charlotte considers high-occupancy-toll lanes along its major interstates, and Asheville finds that a ban on panhandling has had little effect on its downtown streets.