Cleveland to consider dropping 8 percent admissions tax on small clubs — Cleveland.com

News from Cleveland.com — "Four members of Cleveland City Council [Joe Cimperman, Michael Polensek, Jay Westbrook and Matt Zone] introduced legislation Monday that would exempt clubs holding less than 700 people from the city's 8 percent admission tax ... The proposed exemption follows the lead of Seattle, which waives its admission tax for clubs holding less than 1,000 people." - Thomas Ott, The Plain Dealer

Get full details on the proposal, reaction from Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in Ott's blog post:
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/cleveland_to_consider_dropping.html

Cleveland residents, I implore you to take 20 minutes to write or call your local legislators about this issue. Help Cleveland music thrive; it cannot without the venues that open their doors to art. In Ott's blog post, Happy Dog owner Sean Watterson is mentioned as saying the city has the potential to be a "destination music city," which was exactly my sentiments after a recent visit to Nashville. A Cleveland renaissance is percolating, and we have the artists and venues to support it. We need the fans to support it, too. Contact your city council member today.