And the buzz continues to roll through western and northern Colorado.
Folks are just sayin that they think it would be better to reorganize our tourism income from various taxes Expand to regional as well as locale marketing.
And get moving on setting up some funding, through all types of resources including taxation, for economic development and infrastructure.
Jack Weinstein:
"Steamboat Springs — There was support for and objection to a business improvement district property tax measure this November at the Mainstreet Steamboat Springs Economic Restructuring Committee meeting Wednesday, but everyone agreed that the discussion needs to continue.
Mainstreet Steamboat Springs Manager Tracy Barnett told the group she was encouraged to pursue a tax for the district that includes the area roughly between Third and 13th streets and Yampa to Oak streets because the city’s financial support for the organization that promotes downtown continues to decline. She said the city will provide $40,000 of Mainstreet’s $140,000 overall budget in 2012, down from a high of $63,000.
Barnett said a business improvement district property tax would provide a stable funding source that could pay for the Mainstreet program, marketing and promotion of the downtown district and services for businesses....."
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Regional tourism tax should be at county levels not community levels. With a pooled county plan that fits a number of demographics into one effort. Pitkin, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Gunnison, Delta, Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt and Summitt are a region. Montrose, Miguel and the southern/western/mountain region. From the top of Eisenhower and through the front range is another. The state could be split into 3 regional clusters that have pooled tourism and economic development for big things and strong infrastructure. We weaken ourselves with smaller efforts. Leave the community efforts to lodging and related taxes.
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