In Avon, voters are likely to see use tax ballot item similar to defeated measure in 2023

By Zoe Goldstein  | Vail Daily

After Avon voters rejected a 4% use tax on construction materials last fall, the town will likely bring a revised question to voters this November.

Sixty percent of the 1,115 Avon residents — among 2,981 registered voters — who voted in 2023 rejected the use tax ballot question. Avon voters also rejected a construction materials use tax in 2002.

There are a handful of key differences between this year’s version of the ballot question and the one voters saw in 2023.

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