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Article: County sues 5 hotels for not paying 2002 taxes; Taxes enacted to pay for convention center

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Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
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July 17, 2003
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Lancaster County is suing five hotels for not paying controversial taxes enacted in 2000 to help finance a convention center planned for downtown Lancaster.

It is the first time the county has sued over nonpayment of the tax, according to Commissioner Paul Thibault. Although lawsuits over the room rental and hotel excise taxes are new, Thibault said the process is not.

"It's the same thing that would happen if any other taxpayer was in arrears," Thibault said Wednesday. "You can't pick and choose what taxes you want to pay."

The targets of five separate lawsuits are: Relax Inn, 1492 Lititz Pike; Keller Inn, 30 Keller Ave.; the Country Inn & Suites, 2260 Lincoln Highway East; Historic ...

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