Cedar Point threatens to sue city of Sandusky

Tuesday, 25 January 2005

Cedar Point is threatening legal action against the city of Sandusky to defend against a change in the admission tax, the Sandusky Register reported.

Cedar Fair L.P. Corporate Chief Financial Officer Bruce Jackson, calling it a "disproportional reliance" on Cedar Point, estimates that the park will pay 83 percent of the new revenue expected to be generated by the tax change. He said that Cedar Point already pays more than 99.5 percent of what the city collects in admission taxes.

Sandusky City Commissioner Dave Waddington again stated at the commission meeting on Monday that he is against a parking tax in any form or expanding the admission tax. Other commissioners have previously said that they are against a parking tax, although no one else took a firm stand against the expansion of the admission tax at yesterday's meeting

The next budget work session is January 31. The 2005 budget will be voted on in February or March.

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