Sean C. Morgan
The Sweet Home City Council approved a resolution Sept. 25 to begin collecting transient occupancy taxes on behalf of Linn County, which has imposed a new 3-percent tax.
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved the tax during its July 3 meeting.
The tax is collected based on the fees visitors pay to stay in local lodging houses – hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfast establishments.
Oregon law allows counties to impose such taxes…