Arlington County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman said he doesn’t expect the board to replace tourism funding in the county budget.
The Virginia House of Delegates blocked Arlington’s top legislative priority, the renewal of a transient occupancy tax that funded the Arlington Convention and Visitors Service. The tax generated about $1 million annually that went directly to the county’s tourism promotion.
Zimmerman told The Washington Post that funding probably wouldn’t be replaced in the fiscal 2012 budget.
The program helps promote the county as a tourism destination through outreach efforts such as the Mobile Visitors Center, a small electric vehicle deployed near Arlington Metro stations directing tourists to local businesses.
