▁of ▁Louis ville ' s ▁Convention ▁and ▁Vis itors ▁Bureau , ▁and ▁numerous ▁groups ▁representing ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁tour ism ▁indust ries , ▁opposed ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁allocated ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁room ▁tax ▁for ▁the ▁proposed ▁West in ▁Hotel ▁at ▁Museum ▁Pla za ▁to ▁the ▁developers . ▁A ▁resolution ▁by ▁the ▁groups ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁late - J anu ary ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁money ▁would ▁have ▁re imb urs ed ▁Museum ▁Pla za ▁officials ▁for ▁construction ▁costs ▁regarding ▁a ▁new ▁flo od wall ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Road ▁extension , ▁among ▁other ▁public ▁work ▁improvements . ▁ ▁The ▁developers ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁$ 4 6 5 ▁million ▁development ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁built ▁without ▁the ▁tax ▁changes ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁measures ▁that ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁other ▁measures ▁included ▁request ing ▁changes ▁in ▁state ▁law ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁tax ▁increment ▁finan cing ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁to ▁remove ▁sales ▁tax ▁from ▁all ▁construction ▁materials . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mayor ▁Jerry ▁Abr am son ▁interven ed , ▁ur ging ▁the ▁Museum ▁Pla za ▁developers ▁and ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁room ▁tax ▁to ▁reach ▁agreement ▁" with in ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ". ▁ ▁One ▁day ▁later , ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁between ▁the ▁Convention ▁and ▁Vis itors ▁Bureau , ▁hotel ▁and ▁tour ism ▁indust ries ▁and ▁Museum ▁Pla za ▁officials ▁regarding ▁the ▁tax ▁proposal