"I don't think it's fair. It's not equitable," Gardner said. Ruby's, he said, has ways to collect money. "They have a whole menu of fees they charge people who come there."

Instead, Bryce Canyon City will take money from the county and still use the county's services — like its dump.

"Are they going to be paying their fair share?" Gardner asks. "The county is going to have to figure that out."

"We'll survive," said Dodds. "I hope they do."

He hopes Ruby's Inn survives? Syrett and Seiler won't say how much the business takes in, but at the rate they are growing it would seem the company is taking in money hand-over-fist.

"I just think it's going to have a negative effect for them," Dodds said. "It's nothing to do with the business, but I think this is morally wrong."

Ruby's has been a great support to the community in other ways, Dodds said. The hotel lends equipment and its people volunteer. "It's not an issue with the family, but it's just not right to put this tax burden on the rest of the county and everyone who lives here. Morally, it's not right."

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