Monthly Archives: January 2017

After a piece headed “Rebid Hotel/Conference Center” was posted to the Friends of Frederick County Marriott Hotel Watch Facebook page someone demanded that Facebook take it down, claiming it contained “abusive content.” For some hours it was missing from the … Continue reading →

Governor Larry Hogan’s proposed budget for FY2017 zeroes out $16m of state funding for the downtown hotel that was provisionally provided in the FY2016 budget after last minute efforts by Senator Young and Delegates Krimm and Young. This year Hogan … Continue reading →

Hotel project manager Richard Griffin said at  NAC11 (the City’s downtown ‘neighborhood advisory committee’ or citizen forum which meets monthly at Brewers Alley) Tuesday 17th that work on detailed design and site plans cannot begin until it is known how … Continue reading →

A third state agency has given the thumbs down to the $84m City-sponsored downtown hotel and conference center (DHCC.) The City’s latest application for a $1 million Strategic Demolition Fund (SDF) grant was turned down flat. Sara Luell spokesman for the … Continue reading →

The hotel developer’s archeology submission to the Maryland Historical Trust concludes that the building could be demolished on condition that “loss of the (historic) resource” be mitigated by “robust public outreach” suggesting: (1) production of a pamphlet on the history … Continue reading →

Assume the City-sponsored downtown hotel, the Marriott at Carroll Creek averages $160/room/night and 70% occupancy, then at 207 rooms its annual gross revenue is $8.46m. At the new 5% hotel tax rate it would pay $423k in hotel tax if … Continue reading →