Elmhurst Aldermen Take Closer Look at DuPage Fees During Budget Discussion
Tourism fee more than doubles—emergency dispatch fees going up, too—but staff says the city has benefited greatly from these services.
The City of Elmhurst will be required to pay more for its continued participation in two county services: the DuPage Convention and Visitor's Bureau and DuPage Public Safety Communications. Aldermen questioned the expenses during their continued review of the city’s 2013 budget Monday. Related: Here's a Glimpse at Some of the Ways Aldermen Are Planning to Spend Your Money Fees paid to the DCVB are going up $15,000. Elmhurst Historical Museum Director Brian Bergheger explained that in the past the city had a partial membership with the Bureau, but this option is no longer available. The increase from $10,000 to $25,000 reflects the cost of full membership. The DCVB fee is based on one-quarter of 1 percent of a city’s hotel-motel tax. For …
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Jim Court
1:37 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Chief Ruth strikes as a great leader of our Police Department. Keeping my fingers crossed. more ›