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Severance council approves placing 3% lodging tax question on November ballot to preauthorize revenue for public safety and infrastructure
Summary
The Severance Town Council voted to approve ordinance 2025-18 to place a 3% lodging tax measure on the Nov. 4 ballot, a preparatory step so the town can collect revenue if and when hotels, motels or short-term rentals operate in town. Council members and staff emphasized the proposal would not immediately increase residents’ taxes.
The Severance Town Council voted to approve an ordinance calling a November 4, 2025, ballot question that would authorize a 3% lodging tax on purchases of lodging services inside town limits and to approve the ballot title and text. The ordinance and ballot language were approved at the council’s August 26 regular meeting.
Why it matters: Council members said the preauthorization is intended to allow the town to collect lodging taxes if hotels, motels or short-term rental (STR) operators establish services in Severance later, rather than passing a tax after development begins.
The ordinance and what it would do The measure, if approved by voters, would add a 3% tax on short-term…
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