Tag: taxpayer’s bill of rights
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El Paso County approves $491 million budget, residents to see some tax relief
The El Paso County commissioners approved a $491 million budget Tuesday, while praising steps taken to help ease the property tax burden on residents. The county cut its property tax collection by 20% to stay within Taxpayer Bill of Rights limits, which will provide some relief to homeowners facing steep increases in taxes as the…
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Colorado Springs mulls new fire mitigation fund
Colorado Springs may ask voters in November to keep $15 million in tax revenues that would otherwise be refunded to create a fundto pay for wildfire mitigation work across the city for years to come. Mayor John Suthers proposed the idea to the Colorado City Council recently to help reduce the risk of destructive fires…