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Montauk Hoteliers Say County Motel Tax Hike Unfair

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With Montauk facing the threat of coastal erosion and other problems, motel operators say the hamlet should receive a larger portion of the money collected by the county motel and hotel tax. The County Legislature is expected to increase the tax from 3 percent to 5.5 percent of the daily cost of a room. KYRIL BROMLEY

With Montauk facing the threat of coastal erosion and other problems, motel operators say the hamlet should receive a larger portion of the money collected by the county motel and hotel tax. The County Legislature is expected to increase the tax from 3 percent to 5.5 percent of the daily cost of a room. KYRIL BROMLEY

Leo Daunt, an owner of Daunt's Albatross Inn, in Montauk, stands at Atlantic Ocean beach access that has been closed because of heavy erosion. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Leo Daunt, an owner of Daunt's Albatross Inn, in Montauk, stands at Atlantic Ocean beach access that has been closed because of heavy erosion. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Mar 10, 2023
A proposal to nearly double the Suffolk County hotel and motel tax has Montauk motel owners up in arms. They say the hamlet’s motels would bear the brunt of collecting... more

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