LAWRENCE, Kan. -- The City of Lawrence is raising the tax it charges for hotel rooms and short term rentals.

The Transient Guest Tax (TGT), now set at 6% and going up to 8%, could be a money maker next summer with hundreds of thousands of fans expected in the Kansas City-area for the World Cup.

Lawrence plans to use money raised by the tax to fund events and improvements the city wants to make for the World Cup.

"We're planning on holding fan fest, we're planning on holding community and cultural engagement throughout the region so there are some needs there that are not already identified for funding," Luis Ruiz, Lawrence Parks and Recreation director, said.

But the City of Lawrence now knows where some World Cup funding could come from.

Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to

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