Lodging tax debate continues

Members of the Ely Area Lodging Tax Joint Powers Board delayed a decision to continue funding Ely’s tourism bureau at current levels.

At a meeting Monday, members approved requests to direct some of the proceeds from the area’s lodging tax to the city of Ely for maintenance of the trailhead facility, and to the Ely Chamber of Commerce for staffing that facility.

But a tourism bureau request to continue to receive 95 percent of the lodging tax, or about $315,000 for 2026, was not acted on.