Ballot Issue 1A - Tax Increase for Infrastructure

Shall Archuleta County Taxes be increased $6,525,000.00 annually (First full fiscal year dollar increase) beginning January 1, 2023, and by such amounts as are raised annually thereafter by increasing the county sales tax rate by one and a half percent (1.5%) (which represents a 1 and 1/2 cent increase on each one dollar purchase), with proceeds from such sales tax increase being divided fifty percent (50%) to archuleta county and fifty percent (50%) to the town of Pagosa Springs; and to be used by Archuleta County to improve the safety of roads, bridges, and infrastructure in archuleta county, to construct and maintain needed Archuleta County Capital projects and improvements, and to cover the growing costs of providing existing and new services to the citizens of Archuleta County; and to be used by the town of Pagosa Springs to improve the safety of roads, bridges, and infrastructure within the town of Pagosa Springs, to construct and maintain needed town of Pagosa Springs Capital Projects and Improvements, and to cover the growing costs of providing existing and new services to the citizens of Pagosa Springs; and shall the revenues from such tax increase and any investment income earned from such revenue to be collected and spent as a voter approved revenue change under section 20 of article X of the Colorado Constitution; all in accordance with the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners' resolution 2022-98