The La Plata Board of County Commissioners plan to ask voters to reallocate the Lodgers Tax this November. The question will likely ask if the County will be allowed to use a significant portion of the tax to provide childcare programs and affordable housing opportunities for the tourism-related workforce, seasonal workers, and other workers in La Plata County. The remaining tax would continue to be used for advertising and marketing local tourism. The Commissioners are expected to decide on the ballot question and percentages on August 27th.
Meanwhile, Durango City Council opted to reconsider a resolution to put to a ballot issue before voters concerning the extension of the 2005 half-cent sales tax that is set to expire in 2026. If went to voters and passed, the ballot measure would have allowed the tax to be collected at the same half-cent rate that will be split evenly between parks and recreation and capital projects, primarily the new Police Department/City Hall Project at 201 East 12th St. The Councilors may decide to put the measure on the ballot in April.
