Erie 3.5% lodging tax
Erie · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
SHALL THE TOWN OF ERIE TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $150,000 COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF A LODGING TAX AT THE RATE OF THREE AND ONE HALF PERCENT ON THE TOTAL RENTAL FEE, PRICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR CHARGED FOR THE LEASING OR RENTAL OF ANY HOTEL ROOM, MOTEL ROOM, BED AND BREAKFAST, SHORT TERM RENTAL OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION WITH A STAY OF THIRTY DAYS OR LESS, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH LODGING TAX BE USED FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES, AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Erie Ballot Issue 3E would add a 3.5% lodging tax on the total rental fee for hotel rooms, motel rooms, bed and breakfasts, short-term rentals, and other stays of thirty days or less. The tax would start January 1, 2027, and raise up to $150,000 in its first year, with more collected each year after. The money would pay for general town purposes, including park and recreation facilities, capital infrastructure, and law enforcement, safety, and security. A YES vote approves the lodging tax. A NO vote means the town does not add it.
Official explanation
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Total Town Fiscal Year Spending Fiscal Year 2026 (estimated) $33,087,400 2025 (actual) $30,650,647 2024 (actual) $32,732,590 2023 (actual) $30,107,122 2022 (actual) $24,882,376 Overall percentage change from 2022 to 2026: 32.9% Overall dollar change from 2022 to 2026: $8,205,024 Proposed Tax Increase Town Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2027 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increases): BALLOT ISSUE 3E: $150,000 BALLOT ISSUE 3F: $4,866,857 Town Estimate of 2027 Fiscal Year Spending Without the Proposed Tax Increases: $36,396,140 Information on Town’s Proposed Debt BALLOT ISSUE 3F: Principal Amount of Proposed Bonds: Not to exceed $32,500,000 Maximum Annual Town Repayment Cost: Not to exceed $4,866,857 Total Town Repayment Cost: Not to exceed $52,600,000 Information on Town’s Current Debt1 Principal Amount Outstanding Debt: $7,440,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $1,019,213 Remaining Total Repayment Cost: $8,393,490 1Excluded from debt are enterprise and annual appropriation obligations.
Official ballot arguments
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