Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Donna Price said transient guest tax revenue numbers were received. "They are the highest record we have ever had. They totaled $106, 676. 93.
Transient guest tax is paid by users of lodging facilities. "That is the total six percent. One percent goes back to the sports complex fund, and then the five percent comes to the CVB for operation and also marketing, " said Price.
TGT dollars are collected by the motels and hotels, goes to the Kansas Department of Revenue and is then redistributed back to the counties.