CAMAS MILL DISTRICT PLAN
Discussion Draft
January 6, 2026
Appendix 2: Comparing three parcels for fiscal contribution to municipal and lodging tax revenue supporting Camas’ future. • Camas Hotel — The Camas Boutique Hotel sits on a 4,510 sq. ft. parcel. Its assessed value is $2.1 million. It will pay $20,055.77 in property taxes. Added is around $36,000 for the lodging tax, and the various city/school taxes which are difficult to find. Let’s call it $56,000. Don’t forget the sales tax from Tommy O’s. The land is producing $12.42 per square foot. • Best Western Hotel — While in Washougal, the hotel sits on 46,000 sq. Ft. or 0.58 acres. Its assessed value is $6,589.200. It will pay $62,409 in property taxes. The Best Western pays over $100,000 in lodging taxes. That’s around $162,000 for this coming year, not including sales taxes and the other fees that support Washougal's city infrastructure and schools. The Best Western is paying around $3.52 per square foot. • The mill’s Commercial Business Center (CBC) also known as the old lab site. CBC has 1,153,904 sq. ft. or 26.5 acres. The CBC has an assessed value of $7,587,471 and will pay $72,237.80 in property taxes. There’s no lodging tax and no sales tax.That equates to 6.2 cents per square foot. That’s all the city gets. This shows the tremendous value of our Historic Downtown. It’s charming look and feel can be supported by new development retaining significant value in the historic buildings. The reality is the total economic contribution of the Camas Boutique Hotel is 200 times the current revenue from the entire 27 acres of prime land in our downtown. Camas doesn’t get overnight business from Fisher Investments with all that money going to Vancouver. The Mill District Plan believes it should stay in Camas.
Page of 25 35 Attachment One: Camas Mill Operational Areas (blue) and non-operational areas subject to Agreed Order (yellow boundary)
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