Disney put an indefinite hold on construction of a four-star Anaheim-subsidized 700-room hotel because of a dispute with the city over the hotel’s location, according to a Wednesday letter Disney sent to Anaheim officials.
Tag: hotel subsidies
Posted inAnaheim, Garden Grove, Westminster
Westminster Oks Tax Subsidy for “Bolsa Row” Four-Star Hotel & Housing
A local developer will receive a 25-year tax subsidy from the city of Westminster to build a four-star hotel, banquet hall and mixed-use residential project on a vacant lot on the corner of Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street, the city’s first full-service hotel project.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy
Local Unions Clash Over Anaheim Wage Ordinance
Local worker unions are clashing over a ballot initiative in Anaheim that would raise wages to $18 an hour for employees of companies that receive city subsidies, a measure aimed at three luxury hotel projects that received over $500 million in tax rebates in 2016.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Anaheim City Council Approves Massive Luxury Hotel Subsidy Deals
In front of a packed house of both subsidy supporters and detractors, council members voted Tuesday to give Disneyland and another four-diamond hotel developer bed-tax rebates that could total more than $500 million for three hotel projects.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Might Steer $320 Million in Tax Subsidies to Hoteliers
City Manager Paul Emery confirmed the city could award room-tax subsidies for three or four upcoming luxury hotel projects. With this news, deep divisions among council members resurfaced at Tuesday’s meeting.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Does the Argument Behind Anaheim’s Luxury Hotel Subsidy Plan Hold Water?
A city-paid consultant says the policy to steer 70 percent of a four-diamond hotel’s room-tax subsidy back to the developer will raise surrounding hotel rates, thereby increasing tax revenue. Others say that reasoning is flawed.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Anaheim Budget Shows Substantial Growth
Thanks to a boost in revenue, the 2015-16 budget includes increased spending on police and other services. While most council members are expressing their pleasure with the budget, Mayor Tom Tait is warning of structural weaknesses.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Slashes Compensation for Mayor’s Aide
City Hall watchers say the move was part of a series of retaliations against Mayor Tom Tait over his position on hotel tax subsidies.
