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Broomfield housing task force requests $15,000–$20,000 poll to test voter appetite for $10M/year local housing measure
Summary
The Broomfield Housing Stability Task Force asked council to fund a scientific poll to test voter support for a proposed ballot measure that would raise about $10 million annually via a sales tax increase or a commercial construction excise tax to address a communitywide annual housing gap the task force estimates at $15 million.
Martin Dormish, a Ward 1 resident and representative of the Broomfield Housing Stability Task Force, told the City Council the task force is seeking municipal support to pay for a scientifically conducted poll (estimated by the task force at $15,000–$20,000) to measure voter support for a potential local ballot measure to raise roughly $10 million per year for housing stability programs.
The task force described its remit and research: the Broomfield Housing Solutions Forum and the task force estimate a communitywide gap of about $15 million per year in funding for rehousing, tenant stabilization and unit preservation/creation. Dormish said the task…
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