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At its regular business meeting on Aug. 9, the Goshen Town Council passed an ordinance that would allow the town to take over the collection of the transient occupancy tax, also known as the lodging tax.
The tax is applied to rooms or homes that are rented for periods of less than 30 days and is currently assessed at a rate of 10 percent by Rockbridge County. The town will keep the tax rate the same, and continue to collect the taxes on the 20th of each month as the county currently does. The ordinance will take effect on Oct. 1.
Council Member Steve Bickley made the motion and Joey Sampson provided the second. The motion passed in a unanimous 5-0 vote.
