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Thrive Thermopolis outlines economic plan and warns of effects of a proposed 50% property‑tax cut
Summary
Thrive Thermopolis presented its strategic plan and major projects, including the 518 Arapahoe Project, and described a local political action committee, Communities Over Cuts, which is educating voters on a ballot initiative to cut property taxes by 50% and its potential impacts on schools, public safety and county services.
Kim Bartlett presented Thrive Thermopolis' strategic plan and current projects to the Board, stressing the group's county‑wide focus on bringing new businesses, supporting existing ones, and workforce education. Bartlett said Thrive Thermopolis would begin sharing meeting minutes with the Board and listed the 518 Arapahoe Project as the organization's largest current project with the County.
Bartlett also described Communities Over Cuts, a local PAC formed to educate voters about a ballot initiative that would reduce property taxes by 50%. Bartlett noted the public‑service consequences of lower property tax revenue, stating: "property taxes fund schools and education, law enforcement and emergency services, roads and infrastructure, and public health and community services."
