Council approves Chevy Center tax

YOUNGSTOWN — A 9.5-percent admission tax that takes effect Oct. 1 on nearly all tickets at the Chevrolet Centre will permit the city to use the proceeds in a number of ways including capital improvements at the facility and paying the cost of police presence there.

City council unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday to replace parking and facility fees included on most tickets to events at the city-owned building with the admission tax.

Most tickets for center events include parking and facility fees, which are $1.50 to $1.75 each.

The tax, which will start Oct. 1, would mean those buying tickets for most events that cost up to $35 would save money. Those paying more than that would, in most cases, see a modest increase.

City Finance Director David Bozanich anticipates the tax would provide the city with an estimated annual profit of about $100,000.

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