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Woodland Park council sets hearing on 1.09% sales-tax repeal, approves budget and zoning items; several votes unanimous
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the Woodland Park City Council approved first-readings to add budget appropriations for Avenger Open Space and DDA small-business grants, set a public hearing on a proposed 1.09% sales-tax repeal, and unanimously approved a special-event liquor license and a lot-line/easement vacation.
The Woodland Park City Council on Feb. 20 approved several ordinance actions on initial posting and took votes on permits and land-use items, including setting a public hearing for March 6 on a proposal to repeal a 1.09% portion of the city sales tax that currently supports the Woodland Park School District.
On budget items, Kimberly Burleson, the city’s budget director, presented a supplemental appropriation to cover the Avenger Open Space land acquisition. Burleson said the appropriation will be reimbursed through a 2024 Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant and referenced a grant amount of $5,232,250; the council approved the ordinance on first reading unanimously.
Separately, the council approved on first reading an appropriation to let the Downtown Development Authority disperse up to 30 grants of up to $5,000 each — a total program cap of up to $150,000 — to…
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