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Afton council approves lodging and special excise tax questions for 2018 ballots
Summary
The Afton Town Council voted to place a special-purpose excise tax question on the November 2018 general election ballot and a lodging tax question on the 2018 primary ballot; votes on the special excise measure were 3–2 while the lodging tax vote was unanimous.
Mayor Joel Neuenschwander and the Afton Town Council voted April 10 to put two tax measures before voters later this year.
The council approved Resolution 2018-03 to place a special-purpose excise tax question on the November 2018 general election ballot. Council Member Tom Davis, Council Member Jason C. Inskeep and Mayor Neuenschwander voted in favor; Council Members Barbara Sessions and Rick Merritt voted against. The motion carried.
Council Member Rick Merritt later moved to pass Resolution 2018-04 to place a lodging tax question on the 2018 primary election ballot; the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: Both measures would ask Afton voters to approve new or redirected local tax authority. The council’s approval sends the questions to the appropriate election ballot for voter consideration; final adoption would require a later implementing action if voters approve.
What the council said: Mayor Joel Neuenschwander presented both measures during the meeting and called for motions and votes. Council Member Davis led the motion on the special-purpose excise tax; Sessions and Merritt registered opposition during the discussion. No further details about the proposed rates or uses were provided at the meeting record and will be developed before any final ordinance implementing the voters’ decision.
Next steps: Placing the questions on the ballots begins the public process; the town will draft any implementing language and logistics for the November and primary ballots and notify voters as required.
