Kingsport City Mayor Pat Shull Says A Hotel/Motel Tax Being Proposed By Sullivan County Leaders Would Be A Disadvantage For The City’s Competitive Edge In Tourism. The County Wants To Add A 4-Percent Hotel/Motel Tax, Which Would Be In Addition To The Model City’s 7-Percent Hotel/Motel Tax Currently In Place. Shull Said When You Decrease Tourism, You Decrease Sales Tax. Meadowview Marriott General Manager, Ramona Jackson, Says The Largest Sector Of Tourism To Be Affected Would Be Religious Groups And Sports Organizations. Sullivan County Leaders Are Set To Hear The First Reading Of The Proposal Thursday And Vote On It Next Month.