Estes voters to mull lodging tax hike for workforce housing, child care
ESTES PARK – Estes Park voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to increase the lodging tax visitors pay at hotels and vacation-home rentals to help fund housing and child care for workers in the tourism-dependent town..
Approved Monday by the Visit Estes Park marketing district, the ballot issue would raise the current lodging tax from 2% to 5.5%, allocating the additional 3.5% – revenue estimated to be around $5.25 million – to fund workforce housing and child-care initiatives, both identified as pressing needs for businesses in the mountain village at the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
The extra percentage would be…
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