CO: RFTA Ready to Roll with Campaign for Bus System Property Tax

Aug. 10, 2018
RFTA's board of directors voted Thursday to seek the organization's first-ever property tax from regional voters in November despite jitters that it could be a tough sell.

RFTA's board of directors voted Thursday to seek the organization's first-ever property tax from regional voters in November despite jitters that it could be a tough sell.

The board voted unanimously to seek a property tax of a 2.65 mill levy that is projected to raise in excess of $9 million in the first year it is implemented.

The extra revenue will allow RFTA to add service to the regional bus system, replace buses, improve bus stations and tackle numerous projects from Aspen to New Castle.

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