City council to review Downtown Sheraton surcharge
Memphis in May damage deposit funding on agenda
A proposed tourism surcharge to finance an expansion of the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel could be on the Memphis City Council’s agenda Tuesday, Nov. 15. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Council members will discuss the proposed Tourism Development Zone 5% surcharge — which would be charged on hotel guests’ bills — at an 8:30 a.m. committee session Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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