Government & Politics  August 12, 2026

Greeley council divided on potential sales-tax ballot question

Revenue would fund Civic Campus, Catalyst projects

While it’s a bitter pill and members know they have a trust problem, the Greeley City Council is contemplating placing a 0.5% sales and use tax hike on the November ballot to cover millions in debt service for the West Greeley Catalyst entertainment district  — which voters effectively rejected last February by rescinding its zoning — and the downtown Civic Campus, substantial work on which is underway.

Sharon Dunn is an award-winning journalist covering business, banking, real estate, energy, local government and crime in Northern Colorado since 1994. She began her journalism career in Alaska after graduating Metropolitan State College in Denver in 1992. She found her way back to Colorado, where she worked at the Greeley Tribune for 25 years. She has a master's degree in communications management from the University of Denver. She is married and has one grown daughter — and a beloved English pointer at her side while she writes. When not writing, you may find her enjoying embroidery and crochet projects, watching football, or kayaking and birdwatching on a high-mountain lake.

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