Resident urges Rio Grande County to cut Land Use fees after reported 11–13% increases
At public comment Marshall Boyd said Land Use fees in Rio Grande County "have increased eleven to thirteen percent," urged the Board to consider cutting rates, and warned that rising fees and taxes burden the working class.
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Marshall Boyd addressed the Board during public comment on May 20, 2026, saying he had requested a copy of the county Land Use fee schedule and observed that the fees "have increased eleven to thirteen percent." He said he sees a pattern of fee and tax increases in Rio Grande County that he believes take money from the working class and urged Commissioners not to follow trends in larger counties such as Boulder and Denver.
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