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Residents urge caution on proposed lodging‑tax increase, question who would administer revenues
Summary
Public commenters told commissioners that tripling the lodging tax — roughly from 2% toward a 6% cap — risks suppressing shoulder‑season bookings and that the ballot language lacks clarity about who would administer and allocate revenues.
During public comment at Tuesday's Chaffee County meeting, several residents urged the Board of County Commissioners to reconsider a proposed lodging‑tax increase and to provide clearer information about how any new revenue would be administered.
Lehi Hart, a resident and longtime regenerative‑development practitioner, told the board a threefold jump in the lodging tax (from roughly 2% toward a proposed 6% cap) "feels like too much too fast for visitors, small businesses and the public trust." Hart…
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