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Lake County tourism panel proposes small annual transfer to early childcare fund amid HB11‑17 concerns
Summary
County tourism staff and local nonprofits discussed a plan for the tourism panel to allocate 5%–10% of actualized accommodations revenue to an Early Care and Education (ECE) fund, subject to annual review and a final agreement with the Lake County Community Fund.
Lake County tourism staff proposed on Feb. 20 that a portion of the accommodations tax revenue be routed each year to the county’s Early Care and Education (ECE) fund, a backing move intended to expand local child-care capacity without triggering an immediate ballot measure under state law.
The tourism panel’s director, Adam (last name not specified in transcript), told the Board of County Commissioners that the proposal would allocate 5 percent of actualized tourism-panel revenue when the panel’s annual haul is under $350,000, and 10 percent when it meets or exceeds $350,000. He said the allocation would be paid the following January and reviewed annually.
The plan grew from months of nonprofit interest after Colorado House Bill 11‑17 allowed communities to redirect lodging-tax money to other priorities,…
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