From the Bloomington Herald-Times:
An agreement between Monroe County and the city of Bloomington on the proposed 1 percent food and beverage tax is still being debated.
Michael Flory, attorney for the Monroe County Council, said that representatives of the city and the county are working on the agreement that would govern the revenue raised by a food and beverage tax, trying to address concerns raised by members of the county council and Bloomington city officials.
The council has been debating the tax since February.
State legislation allows the council to implement a tax on items purchased in restaurants and bars in order to raise money for a conference center, convention center or other tourism related activity. The tax would not be on items purchased in grocery stores, and would tentatively go toward an expansion of the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center.
The legislation specifies that tax revenue raised in the city goes to the city, and all other money raised in the county goes to the county.
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There will be at least two more opportunities for public input on the tax. A public forum on the proposed tax, hosted by Hawk, Monroe County Commissioner Patrick Stoffers and Ellettsville Town Council member Dan Swafford, will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Ellettsville Fire Station, 5080 West Ind. 46.
A second public hearing for the food and beverage tax will be on June 11 during the scheduled Monroe County Council meeting in the Nat U. Hill Meeting Room at the Monroe County Courthouse.
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2013/05/29/news.state-changes-affect-countys-bottom-line.sto
