Ballot Issue 3E: Town of Erie
On the Nov. 3 ballot in Weld County.
The ballot question
SHALL THE TOWN OF ERIE TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $150,000 COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF A LODGING TAX AT THE RATE OF THREE AND ONE HALF PERCENT ON THE TOTAL RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR THE LEASING OR RENTAL OF ANY HOTEL ROOM, MOTEL ROOM, BED AND BREAKFAST, SHORT TERM RENTAL OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION WITH A STAY OF THIRTY DAYS OR LESS, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH LODGING TAX BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES, AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?