The tax would be go up from 4% to 6%, enough to generate $200,000 per year. Of that amount, the NAIA would get $100,000 for 10 years.
While the city council agreed on the increased hotel tax and did not place restrictions on the money, the board of education delayed its decision to commit another $1 million to the NAIA.
Olathe Chamber of Commerce president and school board member Frank Taylor sent a letter to the city council and board of education stating Olathe was not offering the same financial incentives as other cities vying for the new headquarters.
Other cities in the running include O'Fallon, MO, near St. Louis, and Fort Wayne, IN. The NAIA was headquartered in Kansas City from 1957 to 1993 before moving to Tulsa.
Possible sites in Olathe include land near the intersection of Interstate 35 and 119th Street; the Cedar Creek development east of Downtown Olathe; or land near the Great Mall of the Great Plains.
If the NAIA moves to Olathe, plans call for the organization to build a $10-million to $12-million complex that would include offices, a conference center and museum. An announcement stating the organization's decision on where to move is expected this week.
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