Local measure · Jefferson County
City of Edgewater 2KEdgewater sales tax for accessibility and mobility
In plain words
- Raises city sales tax by 0.5 percentage point for accessibility and mobility, including sidewalk work.
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YES
Adds the half-point tax.
NO
No increase.
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City of Edgewater Ballot Issue 2K
SHALL CITY OF EDGEWATER TAXES BE INCREASED $1,200,000 IN 2027 (THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR OF SUCH RATE INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, THROUGH A ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.5%) INCREASE IN THE CITY SALES TAX RATE, COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, THE REVENUES FROM SUCH ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.5%) INCREASE TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF INCREASING AND IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, STREETSCAPING, STREETS, AND ALLEYS; THE REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF SUCH FACILITIES; REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE OBLIGATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONSTRUCT AND REPAIR SIDEWALKS; CONSTRUCTING ADA-REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS TO CURBS, CROSSWALKS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES; EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OUTREACH CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY; AND SHALL ALL SUCH TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
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- NO/AGAINST
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