City of Merrill Considers Increasing Room Tax Rate

MERRILL - Visitors to a Northwoods city could pay a little more for their hotel rooms soon. A proposed room tax hike would make staying in Merrill a little more expensive, but perhaps more attractive. The room tax rate in Merrill hasn't changed since it was created more than 2 decades ago. The city wants to double the current 4% rate to 8%. Full Story: WJFW