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Laramie finance director outlines $95 million ballot plan for public safety, infrastructure and recreation
Summary
Jen, the City of Laramie finance director, summarized a proposed $95,000,000 specific-purpose excise tax on the May 5 special-election ballot that would fund a relocated fire station ($8.4M), police-station improvements and dispatch consolidation ($12M), animal control ($3.6M), $19M for infrastructure and $2M for the recreation center.
Jen, the City of Laramie's finance director, outlined the city’s proposal for a specific-purpose excise tax on the May 5 special-election ballot and said the measure would raise "$95,000,000 over a 10 to 12 year period."
The tax is a specific-purpose excise tax, Jen said, meaning the city can spend the proceeds — and any interest earned on those proceeds — only on the projects listed on the ballot, a design she characterized as providing “a really high amount of transparency.”
Jen said the ballot allocates roughly $8,400,000 for a relocated Fire Station 1, which the city says would improve response times and provide better equipment storage. "One of the projects on the ballot is actually a…
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