Measures that would have increased the hotel taxes in the Missouri cities of St. Joseph, Clayton, Richmond Heights and St. Peters were rejected by voters in the Nov. 2 election.
In the St. Louis suburbs of Clayton, Richmond Heights and St. Peters, where there were measures on the ballot seeking a 5 percent hike in hotel taxes, several hotels had threatened law suits against the cities if the measures passed.
In St. Joseph, voters rejected a proposed increase in the local hotel tax of 3 percent that would have been used for redevelopment projects and to fund local museums, festivals and the arts.
