TETON VALLEY, IDA – The Victor City Council voted unanimously to bring forward a Non-Property Sales Tax Ballot measure to voters at the May 15 election. The initiative would require a 60% majority to pass.
The measure, more commonly known as a Resort Tax, seeks a 3% occupancy tax along with a 1% tax on liquor by the drink and all other sales. The proposed Resort Tax places an emphasis on tourism. It is estimated for each $1 paid by a Victor resident, visitors pay an estimated $6.
Revenue from the resort tax will fund essential programs within city limits such as law enforcement, snow removal, and streets and parks maintenance in addition to capital projects, improvement, maintenance, and beautification of public infrastructure, associated land acquisition and equipment, transportation, visitor services and promotion, and the creation of a property tax relief fund.
Mayor Jeff Potter said, “Visitors to Victor enjoy our public amenities and infrastructure yet do not pay city property taxes as residents do. It’s this resort tax that has visitors put some skin in the game, contribute to basic services like downtown sidewalk snow removal, and participate in the improvement of downtown through capital projects. That’s why we’ve designed the ballot with a higher focus on visitors.”
The tax will be put to Victor city voters as part of the May 15 ballot. On May 15, votes may be cast in the gymnasium of the LDS Church at 87 East Center Street. In-person absentee voting is from April 2 to May 11 at the Teton County Courthouse and mail-in absentee ballots are accepted from March 30 to May 4.
