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Parks group drops tax effort for now
June 21, 2011 4:53 PM
Voters will not get to decide whether to raise taxes for parks this fall. The group Great Parks Great Communities officially pulled their request for a ballot initiative at Tuesday's county commissioners meeting. They had wanted to ask voters for a dedicated sales tax increase of 15 cents on... more » -
Parks tax proposal on the table
June 19, 2011 9:51 PM
A citizens group in El Paso County called "Great Park - Great Communities" is hoping voters would pay a little more sales tax to keep area parks maintained. The proposal would increase sales tax in El Paso County .15 of 1% for park maintenance. That's 1.5 cents of tax... more » -
Group pushes for tax initiative for parks
May 3, 2011 8:09 PM
Would you vote for a tax increase if the money was dedicated specifically to parks? That's the question that a group calling themselves Great Parks Great Communities wants to put before voters this fall. They announced plans Tuesday to ask El Paso County Commissioners to put a measure on... more » -
Parks group to seek ballot initiative
May 3, 2011 12:33 PM
A group calling themselves Great Parks - Great Communities plans to ask the El Paso County Commissioners to approve a ballot initiative seeking a 0.015 percent sales tax increase to fund operations and basic maintenance of parks, trails and open spaces in the county. The Sustainable Parks Initiative is... more »
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