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Home My WebLink About2014 Basalt Tabor NoticeNOTICE OF ELECTIONTO INCREASEO. REFERRED MEASURES Coordinated Election by Mail Ballot Deadline far receipt of ballots: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 7:00 PM Local election office address and phone number' Designated Election Official: Pamela Schilling, Town Clerk; Basalt Town Hall, 101 Midland Avenue, Basalt, CO, 81623; telephone number (970) 927-4701. Coordinated Election Official: Teak J. Simonton, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder; 500 Broadway, PO Box 537, Eagle, Colorado, 81631; telephone number (970) 328-8728 Ballot title and text: Basalt Ballot Question 2C: SHALL THE TOWN OF BASALT, COLORADO, ACTING THROUGH ITS TOWN COUNCIL, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2015, BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL TWO PERCENT LODGING TAX ON THE LEASING OR RENTING OF ROOMS IN LODGING FACILITIES OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS AND DWELLINGS USED FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL BY SHORT-TERM VISITORS AND GUESTS (FOR A MAXIMUM OF A FOUR PERCENT LODGING TAX) WHEREBY COMMERCIAL HOTEL MAKING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN 2014 AND THEREAFTER WOULD RECEIVE THE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE ADDITIONAL TAX AT THAT HOTEL FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR UP TO 10 YEARS SUBJECT TO TOWN APPROVAL, AND AFTER 10 YEARS THE ADDITIONAL TAX FUNDS WOULD BE RESERVED TO THE TOWN'S USE? THE TOWN WOULD ALLOCATE THE ADDITIONAL TAX FUNDS NOT USED FOR APPROVED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR MARKETING OF HOTELS AND SHORT-TERM LODGING IN THE BASALT AREA. Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year S ep nding 2010 (Actual) $ 5,928,777 2011 (Actual) 5,919,598 2012 (Actual) 5,386,013 2013 (Actual) 5,404.924 2014 (Estimate) $ 7,125,250 Overall dollar change $ 1,196,473 Overall percentage change 20% Estimated 2015 fiscal year spending without taking into account tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal $ 7,849,500 Estimated 2015 tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal $ 60,000 Those in favor of this ballot question say: There were no comments filed by the constitutional deadline. Those against this ballot question say: There were no comments filed by the constitutional deadline. SHALL THE TOWN OF BASALT; COLORADO, ACTING THROUGH ITS TOWN COUNCIL, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2015, BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL SALES TAX OF 5% ON THE SALES OF RETAIL MARIJUANAAND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS WITH THE RESULTING SALES TAX RATE SUBJECT TO BEING LOWERED OR REVOKED IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE BASALT TOWN COUNCIL, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUES TO BE COLLECTED AND TO BE SPENT TO PAY DIRECT AND INDIRECT EXPENSES RELATED TO THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF THE RETAIL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY, ENFORCEMENT OF MARIJUANA LAWS IN GENERAL, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS TO MITIGATE ANY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT THE ILLEGAL DIVERSION OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE (21); AND TO OTHERWISE PAY THE EXPENSES OF OPERATING AND IMPROVING THE TOWN AND ITS FACILITIES? Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year S oeendina 2010 (Actual) $ 5,928,777 2011 (Actual) 5,919,598 2012 (Actual) 5,386,013 2013 (Actual) 5,404.924 2014 (Estimate) $ 7,125,250 Overall dollar change $ 1,196,473 Overall percentage change 20% Estimated 2015 fiscal year spending without taking into account tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal $ 7,849,500 Estimated 2015 tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal $ 85,000 Those in favor of this ballot question say: There were no comments filed by the constitutional deadline. Those against this ballot question say: There were no comments filed by the constitutional deadline.