On April 1, 2014, Ballot Issue 1A to increase the Town sales tax by 1% passed by the voters. The tax expired on June 30, 2024. On April 2, 2024, the voters approved the renewal of the 1% sales tax to be extended through June 30, 2034. Five special revenue funds (Street Maintenance, Stormwater Management, Trails Expansion, Wildfire Mitigation and Powerline Wildfire Mitigation Funds) have been created to account for the proceeds of the sales tax designations listed above and are restricted to expenditures for those specific purposes.
What will Ballot Issue 1A sales tax fund beginning July 1, 2024?
- Street Improvement Fund: 46% of 1A revenues fund construction, repair, replacement, expansion, rehabilitation and renovation of existing streets within the Town of Estes Park. This includes project management and construction costs for street repairs and maintenance, overlays, parking lot repairs, and seal coating and crack sealing projects.
- Stormwater Management Fund: 28% of 1A revenues fund addressing stormwater issues that go beyond preparing for large events like the 2013 Flood. It also includes addressing neighborhood-level drainage issues that occur every time we receive a heavy rain.
- Trails Expansion Fund: 12.5% of 1A revenues fund construction and expansion of public trails within the Estes Valley Planning Area. It also includes investing in multimodal transportation, including the maintenance and expansion of a safe and comprehensive network to support walking and bicycling as viable modes of transportation.
- Wildfire Mitigation Fund: 9% of 1A revenues will fund the implementation of a wildfire mitigation program by the Estes Valley Fire Protection District to encourage property owners to reduce fuels on their property and select landscaping choices and building materials for fire resistance. Funds are remitted to the Estes Valley Fire Protection District on a monthly basis.
- Power and Communication Fund: 4.5% of 1A revenues will fund replacing power lines with durable tree cable, which reduces the risk of a compromised power line sparking a wildfire.
View revenue data for Ballot Issue 1A in monthly Sales Tax Revenue reports starting in April 2017.