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Georgetown’s tourist trade gets squeezed as town, county squabble over lodging tax

Clear Creek County won’t give up its claim to 2% tax despite Georgetown voters approving their own levy in November

Jaime LaCrosse, owner of Rose Street Bed & Breakfast, poses for a photo in her B&B in Georgetown on Jan. 24, 2023. A battle is brewing in Georgetown over lodging taxes. Both the town and Clear Creek County are making a claim on the 2% tax and neither will budge. Meanwhile, bed and breakfasts and short-term rental owners are caught in the middle. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Jaime LaCrosse, owner of Rose Street Bed & Breakfast, poses for a photo in her B&B in Georgetown on Jan. 24, 2023. A battle is brewing in Georgetown over lodging taxes. Both the town and Clear Creek County are making a claim on the 2% tax and neither will budge. Meanwhile, bed and breakfasts and short-term rental owners are caught in the middle. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Georgetown voters approved a 2% lodging tax that would collect revenue from hotels, bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals. These businesses in a town of 1,100 residents are still subject to another 2% tax from Clear Creek County.
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