The town wants to keep TIF funds the State will take it away.
The town wants more tax money to fund a fire department.
When will we have more non-profit organizations than businesses in Estes Park?
The Arts Council wants $4,000,000.00 of our tax money to build a theater for themselves.
The Parks District wants more tax money for something.
The school district will need more money from the tax payers to catch up on facilities deferred maintenance. (I believe they should get this money from the Rotary Club for obvious reasons.)
You have to pay for the hospital we voted to fund.
It’s tick season.
Your electric bill went sky high; rates are scheduled to go up again in 2007.
The town needs to sell tee shirts to fund the $2,000,000.00 Visitors Center that the community voted not to build, but the town built anyway.
Gasoline is over $3.00/gal.
Plein Air went to Vail driven out of Estes by the Arts Council.
The Interior Department plans to kill our elk with silenced high powered sniper rifles at night – but will take no pleasure in it.
The town is funding a $100,000.00 per summer shuttle system for RMNP, that is a $33,000.00 a month sales tax expenditure that produces - $ 0 - revenue. This is only a test - sure/ Shopper Shuttle my ass. (I project the town marketing department has already written the Headline for an October Trail article “Shopper Shuttle (my ass) a Great Success”)
Four town employees and a town attorney cost all of us over $500,000.00/year (not counting benefits) they produce - $0 - revenue.
There is a high plague danger this year.
The police department got $4500.00 Segways to play on all summer; equipped with lights and sirens?
The businesses need a parking structure.
Low income wants more housing; they got a $2,000,000.00 loan - $0 - revenue producer.
The mayor shaved his head bald.
The glass blower is fighting with the meat smoker.
The Chamber is suing the hell out of the town.
Highway 34 will be closed for the summer, funneling more traffic downtown.
Fire danger is already very high.
Businesses are leaving town by the bus load.
Thirtieth anniversary of the Big Thompson flood.
Did I forget something?
Have a nice day!
