Measure on the ballot in the 2025 Colorado General Election in Pitkin County.
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Get StartedCreates a special taxing district for early childhood care and education, funded by a 0.25% sales tax on nonessential items. The district would cover Garfield, Pitkin, and southwest Eagle counties.
SHALL TAXES IN THE PROPOSED CONFLUENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICT BE INCREASED BY $12.1 MILLION ANNUALLY, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS MAY BE RAISED THEREAFTER, TO FUND THE DISTRICT TO REDUCE THE COST OF AND PROVIDE MORE PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE FOR FAMILIES IN GARFIELD, PITKIN, AND SOUTHWESTERN EAGLE COUNTIES, AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH: ORGANIZING THE CONFLUENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT TO COLLECT A .25% SALES AND USE TAX (EQUAL TO 25 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE) IN GARFIELD, PITKIN, AND SOUTHWESTERN EAGLE COUNTIES EFFECTIVE IN 2026, TO FUND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INCLUDING: - LOWERING FAMILIES' COST OF PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE; AND - EXPANDING CAPACITY OF PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES SO MORE CHILDREN CAN ATTEND; AND - INCREASING WAGES FOR PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE TEACHERS AND STAFF; WITHOUT TAXING ITEMS EXCLUDED BY STATE LAW SUCH AS GROCERIES, GAS, DIAPERS AND MEDICINE; REQUIRING AN ANNUAL AUDIT BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY; AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRICT TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL DISTRICT REVENUE AS VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE?
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