Chamber Receives Bed Tax Appropriation (From The Mountain News)

Each year local mountain chambers of commerce join their counterparts in other unincorporated areas of San Bernardino in receiving “Transient Occupancy Tax,” more informally known as “bed taxes” from the county and 2006 will prove to be no different.

On Feb. 14 the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors gave the chambers and similar organizations a “valentine's gift” when they approved the amount due to each chamber. Overall, 20 chambers of commerce will share a total of $260,000.

As usual the Lake Arrowhead Communities Chamber of Commerce will receive the most money of all 19 chambers with $138,264 while the Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will receive $6,693 and the Crestline Chamber of Commerce will net $7,674.

The funds are awarded each year to the chambers or other recreation organizations to help promote tourism in their particular community and each chamber is accountable to the county for how the funds will be used. Read Entire Article