Carlsbad passes on hotel tax measure

The City Council put down a proposal to increase hotel taxes and will look at other options to address looming $4.2M budget deficit by FY 28-29

The Carlsbad City Council opted to not move forward with a ballot measure to increase the hotel tax by 1% during its Tuesday meeting. Steve Puterski photo

CARLSBAD — Staring down the barrel of a poten…