Many initiatives have been filed on Property Taxes. To see what initiatives have been filed please look here. Please note that some entities (like the Bell Policy) filed initiatives that are intended to mitigate other property tax measures that have been filed. This document captures some of those ‘defensive’ measures. With any questions or concerns […]
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Proposition 123 – Colorado Affordable Housing Fund Proposition 123 created the State Affordable Housing Fund, dedicating 40% of funds to the Affordable Housing Support Fund administered by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and 60% to the Affordable Housing Financing Fund overseen by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to fund
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Upon receiving American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funding, the Board of County Commissioners (“Board”) directed staff to conduct extensive community and employee input. Various methods were used, both on-line and in-person, including a community-wide needs assessment. Key takeaways were categorized into six areas: Housing & Homelessness Employment Recovery Business Supports Education & Childcare Infrastructure & Public
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Douglas County recently completed its allocation of ARPA funds and is in the process of implementing funding agreements with subgrantees where appropriate. Funding was allocated to seven priority investment areas: Wildfire Suppression and Mitigation: $3.6 million Expansion of the County’s defensible space program, working with property owners engaged in brush removal and thinning by matching
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DETENTION FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS Delta County continues to utilize the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to address additional capacity and spacing needs that were highlighted during the COVID pandemic in our detention facility. Story Our detention facility was built in 1958 and was constructed to house an average of 50 inmates. Currently, our average daily
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING We used 7% of the funds to develop a housing project in our six-county region for attainable housing. The groundbreaking for Crowley County is the 25th of April. Story The funds were used to purchase the lots in order to bring the price down for the end buyer. County Commissioner Blaine Arbuthnot said
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