Basalt 0.5% sales tax for public services facilities
Basalt · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
SHALL THE TOWN OF BASALT’S SALES TAXES BE INCREASED BY NOT MORE THAN $1,700,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY INCREASING, FOR A LIMITED PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY YEARS, THE TOWN’S SALES TAX BY 0.5% WHICH SHALL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2027, AND WHICH REVENUES THEREFROM SHALL BE USED FOR THE ACQUISITION, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES FACILITIES AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND SUCH REVENUES, AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED FROM SUCH REVENUES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY APPLICABLE REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Basalt Ballot Issue 3A would raise the town sales tax by 0.5% starting January 1, 2027, for no more than twenty years. It would raise up to $1,700,000 in the first full fiscal year, 2027, and more in later years. The money would pay to acquire, plan, build, operate, maintain and replace public services facilities and related infrastructure and equipment. A YES vote approves the increase. A NO vote keeps the current sales tax rate.
Official explanation
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Total Town Fiscal Year Spending: Fiscal Year 2026 (estimated) $15,674,807 2025 (actual) $12,160,294 2024 (actual) $11,285,045 2023 (actual) $10,693,076 2022 (actual) $11,584,597 Overall percentage change from 2022 to 2026 35.31% Overall dollar change from 2022 to 2026 $4,090,210
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