Ohio’s proposed state budget could result in an increase in public funding for the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village in Canton, CantonRep.com reports. The bill “clarifies how a Tourism Development District can provide revenue for construction, particularly as it relates to lodging tax and contributions from Stark County government,” according to the article. The special tourism district, the only one in Ohio, was created specifically “to help Village developers pay for the $700 million project.” The possible changes outlined in the state budget bill include increasing the permitted size of such a district, and allowing county lodging tax to be used not only for the stadium but for “tourism facilities.” Additionally, the bill specifies that “[a]ny lodging tax collected from hotels” with the district “must go toward promoting tourism.” For more, read the full article.
Hall of Fame Village could get more public funding
