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Northglenn budget update: sales tax down slightly; state changes could cut marijuana and highway funds
Summary
Deputy City Manager Jason Loveland told council April collections show small sales‑tax declines and highlighted several state actions that could reduce grant and tax revenues going forward, including changes to severance‑tax grant priorities, a reduction of state marijuana tax sharing, and potential hits to highway user funds.
Deputy City Manager Jason Loveland presented the city’s April 2025 financial update and flagged several pending state actions that could reduce near‑term revenues.
Loveland told the council that sales and use tax collections through March were down about 1.4% and that total general‑fund revenue through April was down roughly 3% from the prior year. "Sales and use tax is down 1.4%," he said. He also noted small sector changes: auto use tax was down about 2.2%, sales tax down 1.8%, food tax up 7%, and marijuana tax was up 0.1% for the month.
Why it matters: Loveland said three…
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