Local measure · El Paso County
City of Manitou Springs 2AManitou amusement admissions tax 5% to 9.03%
In plain words
- Raises the amusement ticket and admissions excise tax from 5% to 9.03% (+4.03 points); $1,128,000 in the first full fiscal year (2027).
- Revenue exempt from TABOR and other limits.
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What your vote means
YES
Approves the increase.
NO
Rate stays at 5%.
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Why people want it, and why others object
Why supporters want it
- TABOR notice pro comment: aligns with the city's 9.03% general rate; falls mostly on visitors; city faces a budget gap and a depleted reserve after the Cog Railway settlement. source: epc-assets.elpasoco.com
Why opponents object
- TABOR notice con comment: 9.03% combines state, county, PPRTA and city taxes (city sales tax is 3.9%); tax is permanent, unrestricted and has no spending plan; high rate could drive visitors elsewhere. source: epc-assets.elpasoco.com
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City of Manitou Springs Ballot Issue 2A
SHALL THE CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS' TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,128,000.00) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL FOUR AND THREE ONE-HUNDREDTHS PERCENT (4.03%) TO THE CITY'S CURRENT FIVE PERCENT (5%) EXCISE TAX RATE ON TICKET SALES AND ADMISSIONS FEES, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE CITY WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
- YES / FOR
- NO / AGAINST
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