Frontenac County is hosting a series of open house meetings this week to explore implementing a Municipal Accommodation Tax for short-term rental properties.

According to its website, a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) is a “small applied to short-term accommodations such as hotel rooms and paid by visitors and tourists who stay in Frontenac.”

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The tax could cover short-term rentals such as resorts, cottages and bed and breakfasts.

With approximately 400 short-term rental properties known in Frontenac County, the MAT could generate $500,000 or more annually that would be divided between regional tourism promotion and the municipality, says Richard Allen, the manager of economic development at the county.

“We’re interested in exploring whether this is a tool that can

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