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LOUISVILLE RALLY ON USE TAXES
July 16, 2022
Honored to be invited to speak at the rally in Louisville yesterday regarding use taxes. Superior waived use taxes for fire victims back in February and Louisville is discussing later this week. The real challenge is that Boulder County has not been open to any conversations about use tax relief.
Further, BoCo is paying $0 towards cleanup in Superior or Louisville despite the residents here paying the exact same taxes as those in Unincorporated Boulder County where BoCo is covering the costs. What we're asking for is equal treatment and refunds of the use tax. Note that BoCo's general fund reserve is greater than Louisville and Superior combined.
SUPERIOR CASH - STORY 1
December 18, 2020
Trustee Ken Lish and I came up with the idea for Superior Cash in a finance committee meeting in late 2020. It sounded great on paper and the execution was outstanding
GREEN BUILDING CODES FOR REBUILDING HOMEOWNERS
February 28, 2022
I am passionate about the future and the need to dramatically reduce our carbon footprint. But I cannot let my goals get in the way of a homeowners desire to rebuild a home - that they never wanted to rebuild. Beyond all the rhetoric & emotion, these homes will be significantly more efficient than the homes they lost.
UNKNOWNS REGARDING DEBRIS CLEANUP
May 13, 2022
Boulder County has refused to share the details of the debris contract with the Town of Superior
CBS STORY ON USE TAXES
May 31, 2022
I've been very engaged in trying to get use taxes reduced / eliminated for all rebuilds. It's been incredibly disappointing that while Superior acted quickly, no other government entity has followed suit. Why should a homeowner that is rebuilding be forced to pay the taxes again?