Hotel tax an issue in Richmond Coliseum debate

Published Jan. 3, 2010 at 5:01 a.m.
A tax on hotel rooms is generating millions of dollars more in the Richmond region than needed to pay for the expansion of the convention center seven years ago. But local officials caution that there is no pot of money available from the 8 percent room tax to pay for a new or substantially refurbished civic arena to replace the aging Richmond Coliseum.


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