Vote approaches for lodging tax

As the General Election approaches, candidates are looking to promote themselves as much as possible in the final weeks leading to Nov. 6.

Aside from candidates for Green River City Council and Sweetwater County Commissioner, voters will also have a choice to make regarding if the county should continue the optional lodging tax and if it should increase to 4 percent.

Jenissa Meredith, executive director of Sweetwater County travel and Tourism, spoke to members of the Green River Chamber of Commerce last week to educate residents about what the tax is and what it supports. The tax itself is som...