By Richard Smith | YourWestValley.com
At the end of a packed council meeting agenda, the Surprise City Council approved a 2 percent increase in the city’s bed tax.
The previous rate of 2.52 percent was the lowest of any Valley city with more than 100,000 residents. The new 4.52 percent rate, approved earlier this month, places Surprise in the middle — just below Glendale and above Peoria.