Local measure · Larimer County
Larimer County 1A0.3% county sales tax for wildfire resilience, roads, parks and public safety
In plain words
- Imposes a 0.3% countywide sales and use tax starting Jan 1, 2027, raising up to $34.5 million in the first year.
- Funds wildfire and natural hazard resilience, roads, parks, trails and public safety.
- Exempts food for home consumption, gasoline, diapers and prescription drugs; subject to annual independent audit.
Cost: Pro side: 3 cents per $10 purchase. Con side: claims $90 per person per year. Notice itself states no household figure.
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What your vote means
YES
Approves the 0.3% sales and use tax.
NO
No new tax.
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Why people want it, and why others object
Why supporters want it
- TABOR notice comment: protecting watersheds, wildfire prevention and roads; prevention costs less than disaster recovery. source: larimer.gov
Why opponents object
- TABOR notice comment: raises spending without matching benefit to general taxpayers; sales tax already grows with inflation and population; objects to keeping revenue above estimates rather than refunding it. source: larimer.gov
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Official ballot wording
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Larimer County Ballot Issue 1A
SHALL LARIMER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $34 1/2 MILLION ANNUALLY (ESTIMATED FIRST YEAR INCREASE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2027), AND BY ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNT GENERATED EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, TO FUND COUNTY PURPOSES INCLUDING: - WILDFIRE, DRINKING WATER SOURCE AREAS, AND NATURAL HAZARD RESILIENCE, INCLUDING PREVENTION, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, WATERSHED PROTECTION, FOREST HEALTH, AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE RISKS OR IMPACTS OF DISASTER; - MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, AND CONSTRUCT COUNTY BRIDGES, ROADS, PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL LANDS TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ACCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE; AND - COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SERVICES, WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION, ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, JUSTICE CENTER AND OTHER FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER COUNTY PRIORITIES AND EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS; BY ESTABLISHING A 0.3% (30 CENTS ON $100 PURCHASE) COUNTYWIDE SALES AND USE TAX, EXCLUDING SALES OF FOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION, GASOLINE, DIAPERS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND CERTAIN OTHER ITEMS EXEMPT BY LAW; WITH ALL REVENUE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT; AND SHALL THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM THIS TAX WITHOUT LIMITATION BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (TABOR), ALL AS PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION REFERRING THIS BALLOT ISSUE?
- YES/FOR
- NO/AGAINST
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