When you do not pay attention you will pay the price.
The Town of Estes Park will get the money to pay the Towns bills, Feed Me Bruce Feed Me. The Estes Parkian informs you we give you the facts and we do it way – way in advance.
As retail sales continue to fail, your utility costs and property taxes will continue to rise.
Feed Me Bruce Feed Me.
Food tax receipts and utilities tax receipts are up - the town raised your utility rates and it was a cold winter (second home owners were in Tucson) and your food is taxed. Locals, not visitors caring this load, its right here lodging way down, retail way down, but utilities way up food way up.
Wednesday April 19, 2006 Trail Gazette
Revenue review
Estes Park sales tax figures dip slightly
By Lisa Pogue
After welcoming the new year with record-breaking January revenues, Estes Park sales tax receipts fell slightly in February.
According to recently released figures, sales tax receipts dipped 1.3 percent to $275,966, compared to $279,811 during February 2005.
On the up side, year-to-date sales tax revenues, currently at $570,741, remain nearly seven percent ahead of last year, said Town finance officer Steve McFarland.
January and February are typically the slowest months for local sales tax receipts, according to Town records. The first two months historically comprise only about eight percent of annual sales tax revenue.
In year over year comparisons, utility sales tax receipts soared in February to $57,295 from $46,002 reported for the same month last year.
Food sales tax receipts led the 12 revenue categories with $97,743 in February sales tax — up from $95,977 in February 2005.
Local lodging establishments reported a February decline, at $40,427 compared to $44,251 for the same month in 2005. General merchandise sales tax also suffered a substantial drop, at $27,844 in February — down from $33,658 during February last year.
Feed Me Bruce Feed Me.
Enough said.
Yours Truely
The Estes Parkian
