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Trustees seek clarity on tobacco-tax allocations and boost for housing fund in draft budget
Summary
Trustees instructed staff to clarify historical tobacco-tax distributions before awarding 2026 funds and signaled support for growing the town’s housing reserve above the planned $200,000 transfer; staff to return with precise fund balances and options.
Trustees spent substantial time reviewing discretionary revenue lines and special-purpose taxes in the draft 2026 budget, focusing on tobacco-tax funded youth programs, the town’s housing reserve and community grant processes.
Staff reported that historical tobacco-tax distributions were sometimes routed through the Roaring Fork School District as fiscal sponsor, which made tracking past recipients difficult.…
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