Greeley council declines to advance revenue measures after poll shows narrow support

GREELEY, Colo. — The Greeley City Council decided at a July work session not to advance any proposed revenue measures to the November 2025 ballot after reviewing a June poll that showed narrow, margin‑of‑error support for several 0.5% tax proposals.

The decision followed a presentation by staff member Kaylen Myers and Alex Dunn, a polling consultant with Aspect Strategic, who presented results from a June survey of 600 city residents (margin of error about 4%) that tested four 0.5% tax concepts estimated to generate $12 million to $14 million annually: a public safety increase; a housing and homelessness measure; a combined public safety and homeless‑solutions measure; and an economic development measure.

The poll put the combined public safety and public health measure highest at roughly 56% overall support, public safety alone at about 53%, housing and homelessness at about 51%, and economic development at roughly 42%, but Dunn repeatedly cautioned that the top three results fall within the survey’s margin of error and that the poll surveyed all…