OKC leaders encourage hotel tax increase, concerns remain

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Some travelers and a local non-profit are raising concerns about a proposed increase to the motel-hotel tax in Oklahoma City up for an August 27 vote.

Voters are being asked to approve raising the tax from 5.5% to 9.25%, what would be the first increase of its kind for the city since 2004.

"We tax visitors and we use their taxes to attract more visitors, and all of these visitors significantly help pay for city services they barely use," said Mayor David...