Measure on the ballot in the 2018 Colorado 2018 General Election in Chaffee County.
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Get StartedSHALL CHAFFEE COUNTY'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,162,000.00 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE), BEGINNING IN 2019, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY AFTER THAT, FROM A SALES TAX RATE INCREASE OF 0.25 PERCENT (EQUAL TO TWO AND ONE-HALF CENTS ON A TEN-DOLLAR PURCHASE), TO BE USED SOLELY FOR: · STRENGTHENING FOREST HEALTH TO PROTECT CHAFFEE COUNTY COMMUNITIES AND WATER QUALITY FROM SEVERE WILDFIRE AND TO ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT; · CONSERVING AND SUPPORTING WORKING RANCHES AND FARMS AND RURAL LANDSCAPES; AND · MANAGING THE IMPACTS OF GROWTH TO PROTECT THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE, WATER QUALITY AND LANDSCAPES; WITH ALL EXPENDITURES SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT, AND A CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF FIVE PERCENT; AND SHALL THE SALES OF FARM EQUIPMENT AND FARM EQUIPMENT UNDER LEASE OR CONTRACT TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 39-26-716(2)(B) AND (2)(C), C.R.S. BE EXEMPT FROM THE ADDITIONAL 0.25% SALES TAX; AND SHALL CHAFFEE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH TAX REVENUES AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CHAFFEE COUNTY AND AS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 2018-46?
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