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to the Town and supported us when there were proposals to eliminate this funding to offset our costs of protecting State property. 5. Admissions tax A citizen has suggested an entertainment tax of $1 per ticket for events in large facilities. If authorized by the legislature, a $1 per ticket tax could generate more than $600,000 annually. An admissions tax on a percentage basis might apply more broadly to entertainment and sports events. In addition to supporting the League of Municipalities' position on the need for State -wide enabling legislation, the Council may wish to work toward authorization of an admissions tax through a local bill. 6. Proposed hotel /motel tax for orange County visitor Development Authority. The Council may wish to indicate there will be a meeting and discussion with the County Commissioners before the Council takes action on this proposal. We plan to make recommendations to you on March 25th. 7. Development impact tax. Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro representatives proposed in 1988 that the governments request a local bill for a development impact tax as an alternative to impact fees possible under a 1985 and 1987 local bills. The impact tax would be easier to administer than impact fees. The orange County Commissioners are considering making a request for authorization to levy this tax in a proposed impact tax district including Chapel Hill, Carrboro and unincorporated areas of the County. Impact taxes would be allocated to the Towns based on developments in the Towns and their respective extraterritorial and Joint Planning transition areas. Hillsborough and Mebane could request to be added to the district area subject to the impact tax. Under the draft prepared for the Commissioners' consideration, the Towns could use impact fee revenue for various capital purposes including roads, drainage and police and fire stations. I recommend the Council discuss this matter with the Board of County Commissioners before taking action. We will provide additional analysis and recommendations at a later date.