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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES / INCREASE DEBT
AND / OR REFERRED MEASURES
COORDINATED ELECTION OFFICIAL: Regina O’Brien, Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
ELECTION DATE: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
ELECTION DAY HOURS: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
ELECTION BY MAIL BALLOT: Mail ballots for the General Election must be received by the Eagle County Clerk & Recorder’s Office or in any Colorado
county clerk-controlled ballot box by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
ELECTION OFFICE: Eagle County Clerk & Recorder, 500 Broadway, PO Box 537, Eagle, CO 81631
TELEPHONE: 970-328-8715
WEBSITE: www.eaglecounty.us/vote
E-MAIL ADDRESS: elections@eaglecounty.us
This Ballot Issue Notice was prepared in accordance with Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and the Colorado Uniform Election Code
of 1992, as amended. The information contained in this Notice was prepared by persons required by law to provide summaries of the comments
and the fiscal information. The Eagle County Clerk & Recorder’s Office does not warrant, verify or confirm the accuracy or truth of the ballot issue
language, fiscal information or comment summaries as presented below, nor is it responsible for errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation of the
materials presented below. For further information or clarification concerning any of the following ballot issues, please contact the respective
Designated Election Official as indicated.
The General Election Official is not responsible for failure to meet the Article X, Section 20 constraints if the political subdivision fails to submit the
notice and summaries within the deadline and in the form required by the Coordinated Election Official.
Most of the following ballot issues will not be on your ballot. Ballot issue(s) will only be on your ballot if you reside within that jurisdiction. Visit
www.govotecolorado.gov to check the jurisdictions in which you reside.
Designated Election Official:
Regina O’Brien, Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
500 Broadway, P.O. Box 537
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8715
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Eagle County Ballot Issue 1A – Lodging Tax to Support Local
Workforce
SHALL EAGLE COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY $3,000,000
ANNUALLY COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2023, FROM A TWO PERCENT
(2%) LODGING EXCISE TAX ON THE RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER
CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR THE LEASING, RENTAL,
SALE OR FURNISHING OF A ROOM OR ACCOMMODATION FOR A
SHORT-TERM PERIOD (A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE
DAYS) IN EAGLE COUNTY, EXCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF
AVON, BASALT, EAGLE, MINTURN, RED CLIFF AND VAIL THAT
CURRENTLY HAVE THEIR OWN ADOPTED LODGING TAX, IN ORDER
TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE BY
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL WORKERS, WITH TEN
PERCENT (10%) OF SAID REVENUE USED FOR ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING LOCAL TOURISM AND THE REMAINING NINETY
PERCENT (90%) USED TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE, WITH
ALL SUCH OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES SUBJECT TO AN
ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND SPENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAWS AND PROGRAM CRITERIA
DEVELOPED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS IN A NOTICED AND PUBLIC MEETING, AND SHALL
THE FIRST YEAR REVENUES, AND WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS
A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
LIMITATION OR CONDITION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Total Eagle County Fiscal Year Spending:
Fiscal Year
2018 (actual) $102,229,482
2019 (actual) $121,960,673
2020 (actual) $113,402,319
2021 (actual) $145,543,821
2022 (estimated – without proposed tax increase) $121,258,326
Overall percentage change from 2018 to 2022: 18.61%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to 2022: $19,028,844
Proposed Tax Increase:
Estimated First Full Fiscal Year Maximum Dollar Amount of Increase
for Eagle County Ballot Issue 1A: $3,000,000
Estimated First Full Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax
Increase: $124,896,076
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 1A.
I support adding ballot initiative 1A to the November 2022 ballot.
Eagle County faces a persistent and severe lack of quality and
affordable childcare and housing for our local workforce. Supporting
Eagle County Ballot Issue 1A – Lodging Tax to Support
Local Workforce
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Eagle County’s workers is critical to both our quality of life and the
economy of our communities.
Historically, lodging tax revenue was restricted to advertising and
marketing for tourism purposes. During this legislative session,
counties were granted the authority to use such revenue for
childcare and housing for the tourism-related workforce. We are
now in a position to support our local workforce without having this
tax borne by the workforce. Instead, this tax would be paid by out-
of-town visitors and offset the impacts caused by a tourism-based
economy.
All but one of our local municipalities currently have their own
lodging tax in place. The County’s lodging tax would not apply in
municipalities already collecting their own lodging tax and would
actually help to level the playing field across communities by limiting
areas of exemption. There is no one who doesn’t recognize the
housing crisis which exists in our county and has been made worse
by Covid-19 and skyrocketing prices in rents or home purchases.
Housing has long been identified as the number one issue facing our
communities in every poll or survey, but childcare has been a less
visible issue. If you weren’t in the childcare industry or a parent
trying to access care for your young child, you might not have been
aware of the shortage of care locally and how cost prohibitive it
could be.
Locally, we have about 4,300 children aged 0 to 5, and such extreme
shortages in childcare spaces that 48% of those children are unable
to access licensed childcare. This equates to families unable to work,
and businesses unable to hire. The Vail Valley Partnership business
survey now has childcare near the top of the list of needs, being
beat out only by the need for affordable housing. Businesses cannot
open or expand as they desire without necessary staff. This is having
a direct impact on our economy. There isn’t a business sector that
isn’t looking for more employees to hire. Improving our childcare
system will help assure that parents who want to work are able to
find safe, high-quality care for their young children. No one goes to
work without a safe place for their child. More childcare spaces for
children will lead to more employees for businesses, which will
support a more vibrant economy.
The passage of Issue 1A will by no means solve our childcare and
housing crisis, but it will provide much-needed assistance to our
local workforce with a dedicated revenue source paid for by out-of-
town visitors.
I encourage you to support ballot question 1A.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 1A.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Designated Election Official:
Regina O’Brien, Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
500 Broadway, P.O. Box 537
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8715
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Eagle County Ballot Issue 1B – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 1B: $ 15,563,303
Eagle County Ballot Issue 1B – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
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Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 1B:
$ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 1B.
I support adding ballot initiative 1B to the November 2022 ballot.
Vote Yes on 1B in Eagle County to help create a comprehensive year-
round transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners — have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 1B will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities.
The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County.
Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our
visitors, our economy, and our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, our community, and our environment. Please vote yes on
1B.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 1B.
Ballot Issue 1B asks voters for an additional one-half cent sales tax
projected to generate $15,563,303 in 2023 and whatever the sales
tax generates annually thereafter in perpetuity. This tax is proposed
for the formation of the Eagle Valley Transportation Authority
between Eagle County, Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff,
Vail, and Beaver Creek Metropolitan District for the purpose of
providing enhanced regional transportation services.
Edwards, which is likely the largest base of ridership, and the largest
voting base in Eagle County, has been excluded from participation in
the formation process and as a voting member of EVTA. The
enhanced services are not clearly defined. Voters should understand
what they are voting for before a $15 million per year “check” is
provided to EVTA. This ballot request should be accompanied by a
detailed plan and corresponding budget.
EVTA shall provide financial support for the construction on an EGE
Airport interchange. Is an I-70 interchange an appropriate use?
EVTA has committed funds to the Eagle Air Alliance to provide
enhanced air service to the airport. This is not an enhancement to
the bus service up and down the I-70 corridor for purposes of
transporting workers.
This ballot initiative does not consider that all passengers riding the
bus from locations down valley will still be required to buy a bus
pass. There is no Fare Free zone for these riders so they will be both
paying for a bus pass and paying the sales tax, effectively paying
twice.
There aren't enough bus drivers for the existing bus systems in the
valley. Even if the EVTA is approved, where will they find drivers?
Every item purchased or delivered (excluding food) will be subject to
this sales tax increase with no sunset. This will be a permanent tax
increase. EVTA will keep all funds collected and funds will be spent
without limitation or oversight. TABOR will be removed from this
sales tax. If excess funds are collected through this sales tax, there
will be no refund or rebate to the residents that are paying the
excessive sales tax to fund this measure.
While the general concept deserves merit, detailed plans need to be
developed and vetted before it is approved.
1B creates the Eagle Valley Transportation Authority as a new
governmental agency. The EVTA is unnecessary, as interagency
cooperation and expanded transit services can occur without the
ongoing costs of additional government bureaucracy.
1B is expected to raise sales taxes by over $15 million beginning in
2023 and continuing each year into the future. This is in addition to
the sales tax already collected to fund existing ECO Transit services.
Higher sales tax rates negatively impact all residents.
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1B excludes the EVTA from TABOR. There are no limitations on the
future growth of this new entity. Revenues and spending can
increase without further voter approval.
Voters are being asked to approve a significant funding increase of
transit services with limited descriptions of proposed programs and
their benefits to the individuals paying the higher taxes.
Designated Election Official:
Jay Brunvand, Town Clerk/Town Treasurer
301 Boulder St, #309
Minturn, CO 81645
Telephone: 970-827-5645
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF MINTURN
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Minturn Ballot Issue 2A – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2A: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2A: $ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2A.
Vote Yes on 2A in Minturn to help create a comprehensive year-
round transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners —have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 2A will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities.
The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
Town of Minturn Ballot Issue 2A – Formation of Eagle
Valley Transportation Authority
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• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Minturn and Eagle County.
Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our
visitors, our economy, and our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, our community, and our environment. Please vote yes on
2A
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2A.
Minturn Ballot Issue 2A is asking voters to approve an additional
one-half cent sales tax projected to generate $15,563,303 in 2023
and whatever amount one-half cent sales tax generates annually
thereafter in perpetuity. This tax is proposed for the formation of
Eagle Valley Transportation Authority in accordance with the
provisions of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Eagle
County, the Towns of Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff, and
Vail, and Beaver Creek Metropolitan District (the "EVTA IGA"), for
the purposes of providing enhanced regional transportation
services.
• The “enhanced regional transportation services” are not clearly
defined. Voters are entitled to understand clearly what they are
voting for before a $15 million per year “check” is provided to EVTA.
This ballot request should be accompanied by a detailed plan and
corresponding budget of exactly what they intend to do.
• The IGA states that “the EVTA shall provide financial support for
the construction of an EGE Airport interchange.” Is an I-70
interchange an appropriate use of this tax?
• EVTA has committed funds to the Eagle Air Alliance to provide
enhanced air service to the airport. This is not an enhancement to
the bus service up and down the I-70 corridor for purposes of
transporting the working members of the Eagle River Valley.
• This ballot initiative does not take into consideration that all
passengers riding the EVTA bus from locations down valley such as
Dotsero, Gypsum and Eagle will still be required to buy a bus pass.
There is no Fare Free zone for these riders so they will be both
paying for a bus pass and paying the sales tax to fund the EVTA,
effectively paying twice.
• There aren't enough bus drivers for the existing bus systems in the
valley. Even if the EVTA is approved, where will they find drivers?
• Regarding the sales tax, every item purchased or delivered within
Eagle County (excluding food) will be subject to this sales tax
increase with no sunset. This will be a permanent tax increase.
Funds will be collected and spent without limitation meaning no
matter the amount collected EVTA will keep all funds collected and
funds will be spent without limitation or oversight. The Taxpayer Bill
of Rights “TABOR” will be removed from this sales tax. If excess
funds are collected through this sales tax, EVTA will keep those
funds to spend without limitation and there will be no refund or
rebate to the residents that are paying the excessive sales tax to
fund this measure.
While the general concept of EVTA may deserve merit, detailed
plans need to be developed and widely vetted before it is approved.
I urge you to vote NO.
Designated Election Official:
Becky Close, Town Clerk
50 Lundgren Blvd.
P.O. Box 130
Gypsum, CO 81637
Telephone: 970-524-1738
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF GYPSUM
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2B – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2B – Formation of Eagle
Valley Transportation Authority
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• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2B: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2B: $ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2B.
Vote Yes on 2B in Gypsum to help create a comprehensive year-
round transit and transportation system.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners —have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 2B will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from businesses,
employees, nonprofits, and community members. And to be clear:
this was led and initiated by the business community and is a true
grassroots effort. These stakeholders have made clear that the
creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan, finance, implement,
and operate a regional public transportation system to better meet
the needs of our residents and our communities.
The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation improvements in our valley are long overlooked. This
effort is designed to connect our valley together in ways that we
have only dreamed about. We know local transit options in Vail and
Avon work well within these towns but getting between
communities and from one end of the valley to the other needs to
be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County. The Town of Gypsum contributes 10.6% of sales tax
collections valley wide, and over 50% of the taxes are paid by visitors
and Gypsum residents will benefit by adding service and improving
our quality of life.
Similar communities have RTAs that address regional needs, like the
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San Miguel
Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and emissions. By
no means should our neighboring counties be so far ahead of Eagle
County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our economy, and
our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, and our community. Please vote yes.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2B.
The Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2B is asking voters to approve an
additional one-half cent sales tax projected to generate $15,563,303
in 2023 and whatever amount one-half cent sales tax generates
annually thereafter in perpetuity. This tax is proposed for the
formation of Eagle Valley Transportation Authority in accordance
with the provisions of an Intergovernmental Agreement between
Eagle County, the Towns of Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff,
and Vail, and Beaver Creek Metropolitan District (the “EVTA IGA”),
for the purposes of providing enhanced regional transportation
services.
• The “enhanced regional transportation services” are not clearly
defined. Voters are entitled to understand clearly what they are
voting for before a $15 million per year “check” is provided to EVTA.
This ballot request should be accompanied by a detailed plan and
corresponding budget of exactly what they intend to do.
• The IGA states that “the EVTA shall provide financial support for
the construction of an EGE Airport interchange.” Is an I-70
interchange an appropriate use of this tax?
• EVTA has committed funds to the Eagle Air Alliance to provide
enhanced air service to the airport. This is not an enhancement to
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the bus service up and down the I-70 corridor for purposes of
transporting the working members of the Eagle River Valley.
• This ballot initiative does not take into consideration that all
passengers riding the EVTA bus from locations down valley such as
Dotsero, Gypsum and Eagle will still be required to buy a bus pass.
There is no Fare Free zone for these riders so they will be both
paying for a bus pass and paying the sales tax to fund the EVTA,
effectively paying twice.
• There aren't enough bus drivers for the existing bus systems in the
valley. Even if the EVTA is approved, where will they find drivers?
• Regarding the sales tax, every item purchased or delivered within
Eagle County (excluding food) will be subject to this sales tax
increase with no sunset. This will be a permanent tax increase.
Funds will be collected and spent without limitation meaning no
matter the amount collected EVTA will keep all funds collected and
funds will be spent without limitation or oversight. The Taxpayer Bill
of Rights “TABOR” will be removed from this sales tax. If excess
funds are collected through this sales tax, EVTA will keep those
funds to spend without limitation and there will be no refund or
rebate to the residents that are paying the excessive sales tax to
fund this measure.
While the general concept of EVTA may deserve merit, detailed
plans need to be developed and widely vetted before it is approved.
I urge you to vote NO.
Designated Election Official:
Jenny Rakow, Town Clerk
200 Broadway, PO Box 609
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-9623
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF EAGLE
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2C – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2C: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2C: $ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2C.
Vote Yes on 2C in the Town of Eagle to help create a comprehensive
year-round transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, Vail, and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with local
employers, nonprofits, and community partners have worked to
address regional transportation planning through the creation of an
Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). Voting Yes on
2C will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities.
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2C – Formation of Eagle
Valley Transportation Authority
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The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County.
Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce,
visitors, economy, and environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, and our community. Please vote yes.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2C.
Vote No on the Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2C. The Town of Eagle
Ballot Issue 2C is asking voters to approve an additional one-half
cent sales tax projected to generate $15,563,303 in 2023 and
whatever amount one-half cent sales tax generates annually
thereafter in perpetuity. This tax is proposed for the formation of
the Eagle Valley Transportation Authority in accordance with the
provisions of an Intergovernmental Agreement between Eagle
County, the Towns of Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff, and
Vail, and Beaver Creek Metropolitan District (the “EVTA IGA”), for
the purposes of providing enhanced regional transportation
services.
•The “enhanced regional transportation services” are not clearly
defined. Voters are entitled to understand clearly what they are
voting for before a $15 million per year “check” is provided to EVTA.
This ballot request should be accompanied by a detailed plan and
corresponding budget of exactly what they intend to do.
•The IGA states that “the EVTA shall provide financial support for
the construction of an EGE Airport interchange.” Is an I-70
interchange an appropriate use of this tax?
•EVTA has committed funds to the Eagle Air Alliance to provide
enhanced air service to the airport. This is not an enhancement to
the bus service up and down the I-70 corridor for purposes of
transporting the working members of the Eagle River Valley.
•This ballot initiative does not take into consideration that all
passengers riding the EVTA bus from locations down valley such as
Dotsero, Gypsum, and Eagle will still be required to buy a bus pass.
There is no Fare Free zone for these riders so they will be both
paying for a bus pass and paying the sales tax to fund the EVTA,
effectively paying twice.
•There aren’t enough bus drivers for the existing bus systems in the
valley. Even if the EVTA is approved, where will they find drivers?
•Regarding the sales tax, every item purchased or delivered within
Eagle County (excluding food) will be subject to this sales tax
increase with no sunset. This will be a permanent tax increase.
Funds will be collected and spent without limitation meaning no
matter the amount collected EVTA will keep all funds collected and
funds will be spent without limitation or oversight. The Taxpayer Bill
of Rights “TABOR” will be removed from this sales tax. If excess
funds are collected through this sales tax, EVTA will keep those
funds to spend without limitation and there will be no refund or
rebate to the residents that are paying the excessive sales tax to
fund this measure.
While the general concept of EVTA may deserve merit, detailed
plans need to be developed and widely vetted before it is approved.
I urge you to vote NO.
Designated Election Official:
Jenny Rakow, Town Clerk
200 Broadway, PO Box 609
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-9623
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF EAGLE
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2D
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF
ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE TOWN OF EAGLE BE AUTHORIZED TO
RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION THE EXCESS REVENUE
RECEIVED BY THE TOWN FROM THE SPECIAL SALES TAX IMPOSED
ON CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS,
LEVIED PURSUANT TO BALLOT ISSUE 2B, PASSED BY THE TOWN'S
REGISTERED ELECTORS ON APRIL 7, 2020, WITH THE REVENUES
FROM SUCH TAX TO BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL
PURPOSES?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2D
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Total Town of Eagle Fiscal Year Spending
Fiscal Year
2016 (actual) $5,586,698
2017 (actual) $6,113,816
2018 (actual) $6,495,287
2019 (actual) $7,594,804
2020 (actual) $7,939,074
2021 (actual) $9,260,494
2022 (estimated) $9,154,266
Overall percentage change from 2016 to 2022 63.86%
Overall dollar change 2016 to 2022 $3,567,568
First Full Fiscal Year Estimates
Estimated maximum dollar amount of the proposed tax increase in
2023: $100,000
Estimate of 2023 spending without proposed tax increase:
$10,069,692
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2D.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2D.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Designated Election Official:
Jenny Rakow, Town Clerk
200 Broadway, PO Box 609
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-328-9623
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF EAGLE
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2E
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF
ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE TOWN OF EAGLE BE AUTHORIZED TO
RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION THE EXCESS REVENUE
RECEIVED BY THE TOWN FROM THE LODGING TAX LEVIED
PURSUANT TO BALLOT ISSUE 2A PASSED BY THE TOWN'S
REGISTERED ELECTORS ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020; WITH 50% OF THE
REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX TO BE USED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF
AGRICULTURAL LANDS; THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE AND
MANAGEMENT OF OPEN SPACE BUFFER ZONES, TRAILS, WILDLIFE
HABITATS AND WETLAND PRESERVATION; CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE OF SOFT PATH RECREATION TRAILS CONNECTING TO
THE EXISTING EAGLE AREA TRAILS SYSTEM; AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES SUCH AS RESTROOMS, PARKING
AREAS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF THE EXPERIENCE FOR USERS OF TOWN OPEN SPACE
AND ADJACENT LANDS; AND WITH 50% OF THE REVENUES FROM
SUCH TAX TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERAL MARKETING
AND PROMOTION OF THE TOWN OF EAGLE AND THE MARKETING
AND PROMOTION OF TOWN OF EAGLE EVENTS?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Total Town of Eagle Fiscal Year Spending
Fiscal Year
2016 (actual) $5,586,698
2017 (actual) $6,113,816
2018 (actual) $6,495,287
2019 (actual) $7,594,804
2020 (actual) $7,939,074
2021 (actual) $9,260,494
2022 (estimated) $9,154,266
Overall percentage change from 2016 to 2022 63.86%
Overall dollar change 2016 to 2022 $3,567,568
First Full Fiscal Year Estimates
Estimated maximum dollar amount of the proposed tax increase in
2023: $100,000
Estimate of 2023 spending without proposed tax increase:
$10,069,692
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2E.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2E.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Designated Election Official:
Melissa Matthews, Town Clerk
P.O. Box 40
Red Cliff, Colorado 81649
Telephone: 970-827-5303
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF RED CLIFF
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Red Cliff Ballot Issue 2F – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
Town of Eagle Ballot Issue 2E
Town of Red Cliff Ballot Issue 2F – Formation of Eagle
Valley Transportation Authority
9
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2F: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2F: $ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2F.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2F.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Designated Election Official:
Patty McKenny, Town Clerk
100 Mikaela Way
P.O. Box 975
Avon, CO 81620
Telephone: 970-748-4021
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF AVON
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Town of Avon Ballot Issue 2G – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2G: $ 15,563,303
Town of Avon Ballot Issue 2G – Formation of Eagle
Valley Transportation Authority
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Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2G:
$ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2G.
Vote Yes on 2G in Avon to help create a comprehensive year-round
transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners —have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 2G will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities. The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit
options to help get workers to their jobs, seniors to medical
appointments and shopping, and kids to school and recreational
activities. Those goals will be addressed through the following
services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County.
Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our
visitors, our economy, and our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, our community, and our environment. Please vote yes on
2G.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2G.
Re: Con statement on the Town of Avon Ballot Issue 2G
The Town of Avon Ballot Issue 2G is asking voters to approve an
additional one-half cent sales tax projected to generate $15,563,303
in 2023 and whatever amount one-half cent sales tax generates
annually thereafter in perpetuity. This tax is proposed for the
formation of Eagle Valley Transportation Authority in accordance
with the provisions of an Intergovernmental Agreement between
Eagle County, the Towns of Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff,
and Vail, and Beaver Creek Metropolitan District (the “EVTA IGA”),
for the purposes of providing enhanced regional transportation
services.
• The “enhanced regional transportation services” are not clearly
defined. Voters are entitled to understand clearly what they are
voting for before a $15 million per year “check” is provided to EVTA.
This ballot request should be accompanied by a detailed plan and
corresponding budget of exactly what they intend to do.
• The IGA states that “the EVTA shall provide financial support for
the construction of an EGE Airport interchange.” Is an I-70
interchange an appropriate use of this tax?
• EVTA has committed funds to the Eagle Air Alliance to provide
enhanced air service to the airport. This is not an enhancement to
the bus service up and down the I-70 corridor for purposes of
transporting the working members of the Eagle River Valley.
• This ballot initiative does not take into consideration that all
passengers riding the EVTA bus from locations down valley such as
Dotsero, Gypsum and Eagle will still be required to buy a bus pass.
There is no Fare Free zone for these riders so they will be both
paying for a bus pass and paying the sales tax to fund the EVTA,
effectively paying twice.
• There aren’t enough bus drivers for the existing bus systems in the
valley. Even if the EVTA is approved, where will they find drivers?
• Regarding the sales tax, every item purchased or delivered within
Eagle County (excluding food) will be subject to this sales tax
increase with no sunset. This will be a permanent tax increase.
Funds will be collected and spent without limitation meaning no
matter the amount collected EVTA will keep all funds collected and
funds will be spent without limitation or oversight. The Taxpayer Bill
of Rights “TABOR” will be removed from this sales tax. If excess
funds are collected through this sales tax, EVTA will keep those
funds to spend without limitation and there will be no refund or
rebate to the residents that are paying the excessive sales tax to
fund this measure.
While the general concept of EVTA may deserve merit, detailed
plans need to be developed and widely vetted before it is approved.
I urge you to vote NO.
Designated Election Official:
Stephanie Bibbens, Town Clerk
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Town of Vail Ballot Issue 2H – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
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Telephone: 970-479-2460
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF VAIL
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Vail Ballot Issue 2H – Formation of Eagle Valley
Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 2H: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 2H:
$ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2H.
Vote Yes on 2H in Town of Vail to help create a comprehensive year-
round transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners —have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 2H will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities.
The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County. And we know that visitors pay a large portion of sales
tax while locals will benefit from the RTA.
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Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our
visitors, our economy, and our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, our community, and our environment. Please vote yes on
2H.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2H.
A MINIMUM of $1.2 million from the proposed sales tax increase
will be diverted annually to the EGE Air Alliance to bring additional
expensive flights that local workers can’t afford into Eagle County.
This does nothing to improve transit service for the working people
of the valley and only serves to delay the promised additional bus
routes, improved transit infrastructure and related facilities and the
conversion to electric busses that the measure proposes. 100% of
the new tax revenue should be used to help the underserved
workers of the valley by improving transit options.
Designated Election Official:
Stephanie Bibbens, Town Clerk
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Telephone: 970-479-2460
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
TOWN OF VAIL
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Town of Vail Ballot Issue 2I – Authorizing the excess revenue
collected from the Town's sales tax to be retained and spent on
housing initiatives
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF
ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE TOWN OF VAIL BE AUTHORIZED TO
RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION THE EXCESS REVENUE
RECEIVED BY THE TOWN FROM THE SALES TAX LEVIED PURSUANT
TO BALLOT ISSUE 2A PASSED BY THE TOWN'S REGISTERED ELECTORS
ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021; PROVIDED THAT THE FUNDS SHALL BE
USED FOR HOUSING INITIATIVES, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND
HOUSING PROGRAMS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE TOWN?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Total Fiscal Year Spending:
Fiscal Year
2022 (estimated) $104,613,654
2021 (actual) $97,082,985
2020 (actual) $74,228,594
2019 (actual) $79,858,202
2018 (actual) $103,451,083
Overall percentage change from 2018 to 2022: 1.1%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to 2022: $1,162,571
FIRST FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimate of the maximum dollar amount of the proposed excess tax
retention for fiscal year 2022: $800,000
Estimated 2022 fiscal year spending without the excess tax retention
proposed by Ballot Issue no.2I: $103,813,654
Summaries of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2I.
No comments were received by the constitutional deadline.
Summaries of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2I.
No comments were received by the constitutional deadline
Designated Election Official:
Michele Barrasso
Seter & Vander Wall, P.C.
7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Telephone: 303-770-2700
To: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED
MEASURE
BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Election Date: November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 6A – Formation of
Eagle Valley Transportation Authority
SHALL EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“EVTA”) TAXES
BE INCREASED $15,563,303 IN 2023 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND
BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER
FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL 0.50% SALES TAX (ONE CENT
ON EACH TWO DOLLARS OF TAXABLE SALES) ON EVERY
TRANSACTION OR INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES TAX
IS LEVIED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO; PROVIDED THAT SUCH TAX
INCREASE SHALL COMMENCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023;
AND SHALL THE EVTA BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EAGLE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (THE “EVTA IGA”) AS MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, THE
TOWNS OF AVON, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF, AND VAIL,
AND BEAVER CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, FOR THE PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ENHANCED REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVTA IGA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
• EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE, EXPRESS ROUTES, AND
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ACROSS THE EAGLE VALLEY;
Town of Vail Ballot Issue 2I – Authorizing the excess
revenue collected from the Town's sales tax to be
retained and spent on housing initiatives
Beaver Creek Metropolitan District Ballot Issue 6A –
Formation of Eagle Valley Transportation Authority
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• ENHANCING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GYPSUM AND EAGLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES;
• ENHANCING AIR SERVICE AND IMPROVING ACCESS AT EAGLE
COUNTY AIRPORT;
• PROVIDING A FARE-FREE TRANSIT ZONE FROM EDWARDS TO VAIL,
INCLUDING AVON, BEAVER CREEK, MINTURN, AND EAGLE-VAIL;
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM TRANSPORTATION;
AND
SHALL ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY EVTA FROM SUCH TAX
INCREASES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO THE
EVTA IGA AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT
WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE
COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
_____ YES/FOR _____ NO/AGAINST
Fiscal Year Spending Information:
2022 (estimated) $ 0
2021 (actual) N/A
2020 (actual) N/A
2019 (actual) N/A
2018 (actual) N/A
Overall percentage change from
2018 to 2022: 0%
Overall dollar change from 2018 to
2022:
$ 0
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES:
Estimated 2023 tax increase authorized by
Ballot Issue 6A: $ 15,563,303
Estimated 2023 fiscal year spending
without taking into account the tax
increase authorized by Ballot Issue 6A: $ 15,563,303
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 6A.
Vote Yes on 6A in Beaver Creek to help create a comprehensive
year-round transit and transportation system for our community.
Over the past year, Eagle County; Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn,
Red Cliff, and Vail; and Beaver Creek Metro District — along with
local employers, nonprofits, and community partners —have
worked to address regional transportation planning through the
creation of an Eagle Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Voting Yes on 6A will move this vision toward reality.
The RTA has been developed with extensive input from local
officials, businesses, employees, nonprofits, and community
members. And to be clear: this was led and initiated by the business
community and is a true grassroots effort. These stakeholders have
made clear that the creation of an RTA is a desirable way to plan,
finance, implement, and operate a regional public transportation
system to better meet the needs of our residents and our
communities.
The RTA’s goals are focused on improving transit options to help get
workers to their jobs, seniors to medical appointments and
shopping, and kids to school and recreational activities. Those goals
will be addressed through the following services:
• Fare-free transit service to reduce traffic congestion and parking
demands from Edwards to Vail, including Avon, Beaver Creek,
Minturn and Eagle-Vail.
• Fare-free transit service between Eagle and Gypsum through a
circulator to better connect those communities and to access ECO
Transit.
• Express ECO Transit service at peak workforce commute hours.
• Improved transit facilities, including affordable workforce housing
for transit employees.
• Zero-emissions and low-emission conversions of ECO Transit’s
buses and future environmental improvements for transit in the
valley.
• Improved first-and-last mile solutions to increase access to bus
routes.
• Year-round, lower cost flight options for residents at Eagle County
Airport.
Transportation and transit improvements in our valley are long
overlooked. This effort is designed to connect our valley together in
ways that we have only dreamed about. We know local transit
options in Vail and Avon work well within these towns but getting
between communities and from one end of the valley to the other
needs to be easier and more efficient.
Further investment in our valley-wide transit system will support the
locally owned small businesses and visitors that contribute to our
region’s economy and tax base. Improved regional transportation
will promote the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of
Eagle County.
Similar mountain communities have RTAs that address regional
needs, like the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and San
Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART). These voter-
approved authorities get their residents to work, school, and
recreational activities while reducing traffic, parking demands, and
emissions. By no means should our neighboring counties be so far
ahead of Eagle County in terms of taking care of our workforce, our
visitors, our economy, and our environment.
The RTA is an impactful and meaningful way to support our
economy, our community, and our environment. Please vote yes on
6A.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 6A.
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
As required by Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S. § 1-7-905),
I hereby certify the ballot issue notices are complete as
submitted by the political subdivisions.
Regina O’Brien
Eagle County Clerk & Recorder
END OF BALLOT ISSUE NOTICE
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