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Resident warns lodging‑tax hikes and permitting could hurt small property owners
Summary
At public comment, Angela Allred urged the county to avoid overregulation of small short‑term rentals and criticized proposed lodging‑tax increases from 2% toward 5–6%, saying owners use short stays to cover rising property taxes.
During the public‑comment period the board heard from resident Angela Allred of Road H in Cortez, who urged caution as the county considers raising the lodging tax and tightening permitting for short‑term stays. Allred said some property owners are turning to small, occasional rentals—"maybe they put a tiny cabin on Hipcamp" or let an RV park for a weekend—to help pay rising property taxes, and argued the county should avoid overregulating those efforts.
"We're talking about raising the lodging tax from 2% to 5%, maybe even 6%," Allred said, and she asked commissioners whether the county's response is to add permits and taxes on people trying to generate modest income. Commissioners acknowledged the comment; no formal action followed during the meeting. The remark was made in the context of the board's discussion that day about potential lodgers tax ballot language and coordination with the city.
