Pueblo 0.167% sales tax for the Pueblo Zoo, 2027 to 2031
Pueblo · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
SHALL THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $3,769,615.00 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FOR FIVE YEARS FROM JANUARY 1, 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2031, BY ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 11244 IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL ONE-SIXTH OF ONE PERCENT (0.167%) SALES TAX AND ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH REVENUES TO BE SPENT ONLY FOR THE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUEBLO ZOO; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Pueblo Ballot Question 2B would add a one-sixth of one percent (0.167%) city sales tax for five years, from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2031. It would raise up to $3,769,615.00 in the first full fiscal year. The money would go into a special fund used only for operating and improving the Pueblo Zoo. A YES vote approves the tax, set out in Ordinance No. 11244. A NO vote means the tax is not added.
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