Ashtabula council opposes bed tax bill
Feb. 20—ASHTABULA — City council passed a resolution opposing Senate Bill 43 at a meeting Tuesday evening.
Introduced by State Senator Sandra O'Brien, the bill would eliminate the 2% bed tax that goes toward the Ashtabula County Convention Facilities Authority.
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