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Citizen initiative to continue natural-areas tax certified; council sends it to ballot
Summary
A citizen-initiated ordinance to continue Fort Collins' existing quarter-cent natural-areas sales-and-use tax was certified as sufficient by the city clerk and, following no valid protests, council adopted a resolution to submit the initiative to the November ballot.
The Fort Collins city clerk certified a citizen initiative that would continue the city’s existing one-quarter-cent natural-areas sales-and-use tax and determined the petition had sufficient valid signatures. No protests were filed during the protest period, and City Council adopted a resolution directing staff to place the citizen-initiated ordinance on the November ballot.
Why it matters: The initiative seeks to continue funding for acquisition, restoration, operations and maintenance of the city’s natural areas. Backers collected more than 9,300 signatures and the clerk verified about 6,301 valid signatures (above the 5,070 threshold). The measure, if approved…
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