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Aspen and Pitkin County outline joint legislative priorities, from housing finance to airport funding
Summary
City and county officials reviewed their 2025 joint policy agenda: pursuing county authority over real‑estate transfer fees or a transfer tax, promoting tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel, seeking reforms to Prop 123 eligibility and supporting federal funds for airport and public‑lands projects.
City of Aspen and Pitkin County representatives used the joint meeting Nov. 15 to review municipal and county policy priorities for the coming legislative sessions, focusing on local revenue tools, transportation and federal funding for infrastructure.
County representatives said they are coordinating with the Colorado Counties, Incorporated (CCI) and other regional coalitions on measures that would give counties more revenue flexibility, including efforts to enable a real‑estate transfer fee or fee‑authority similar to some municipalities’ powers. Officials noted the constitutional constraints of TABOR and that any proposed change is likely to require sustained multi‑year campaigns and, for constitutional changes, action in even‑year sessions.
Other county and coalition priorities raised included a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, reform of Prop 123 eligibility to better serve resort communities, authority to use airport‑generated revenues off airport property for renewable‑energy projects, and continued federal advocacy for airport funding and Land and Water Conservation Fund projects. Speakers said they were actively traveling to Washington, meeting with members of Congress and working with national associations to press these items.
City and county officials also discussed coordination on transportation and regional mobility, including multimodal planning for the airport and overlap with the Lumberyard transit planning. Elected members asked staff to continue joint work on topics such as water resources, homelessness solutions, electrifying service fleets and shared mobility planning for the valley.
Next steps: officials said they will continue to coordinate with CCI, CCAT and other associations, follow state and federal session deadlines and brief the boards as advocacy priorities and draft legislative language develops.
