{Pineville, Kentucky}...Tuesday afternoon, the Bell County Tourism Commission voted against using restaurant tax dollars to fund bonds for the proposed $14 million Wasioto Hotel and Resort in Pineville. Judge-Executive Albey Brock says the county needs it desperately, and leaders claim the Wasioto Hotel project would create hundreds of jobs and boost tourism, but the Tourism Commission questioned whether it is legal and appropriate to use the restaurant tax dollars for it. County and city leaders say, without the restaurant tax money, there is not enough funding for the project. Some Bell County leaders say they will continue to lobby for the project.
