Ballot Question 1A - Lodging Tax

Shall the current Lincoln County lodging tax of two percent (2%) be increased $294,337 annually in the first full fiscal year and by whatever additional amounts are raised annually in each subsequent year by the levying of an additional four percent (4%), to a total of six percent (6%), commencing July 1, 2027, with revenue generated by the additional four percent (4%) to be allocated by a local appointed board for purposes authorized under Colorado law, including capital investments in public or community-benefit projects, public infrastructure, essential services including law enforcement, fire protection and emergency medical services, and match funding or other eligible investments for community priorities such as childcare and other public purposes authorized by law; with the existing two percent (2%) lodging tax continuing to be used for advertising, marketing, community beautification, and events as currently authorized; and shall the county be authorized to collect, keep and spend all revenues received in 2027 and each year thereafter without regard to any spending, revenue, or other limitation in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other statutory laws of the State of Colorado?