Tourism agency faces future without funds

Published February 27, 2011 5:00am ET



The future of Arlington’s tourism agency is in doubt after Virginia lawmakers in Richmond cut off its funding source. The House of Delegates voted 54-42 to defeat legislation that would have renewed a 0.25 percent hotel surcharge tax the county collects to fund the Arlington Convention and Visitors Service. Arlington collected about $1.1 million in revenue in fiscal 2011 that went directly to the tourism program.

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