El Paso County’s public safety tax returns to the ballot with a change to oversight
By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project
Heads up El Paso County: you've got a tax to vote on in November and I believe you can speak up about it in your local Grey Book!
Per the Tribune article linked at bottom, El Paso County Commissioners approved a ballot measure to extend a sales tax whose proceeds go to help fund the sheriff's office.
The tax originally started in 2012 and has been extended a few times since. In its current iteration, it is slated to end in 2029, but commissioners approved a ballot measure which would extend it to 2037.
If you live in El Paso County, take a minute to carefully review the ballot measure. There were a couple things in the article that would have raised an eyebrow for me if I were voting on it. Quoting:
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