Citizens join forces to block Nestlé(0)
Anti-Nestle group gears up to challenge water harvesting project
Clerk reviews lodgers’ bid to overturn 2B(0)
Salida lodgers submit petition contesting ordinance language
Nestle public hearings start: Tips for more effective testimony(10)
Citizens should do their homework to be most effective when testifying at public hearings
New dates for Nestle public hearings set(0)
Public hearings for Nestle water harvesting project in Chaffee County start March 3.
Chaffee County Visitor’s Bureau Budget(0)
The CCVB divides its budget into administrative and marketing categories; the following is a line by line explanation of the marketing portion of the budget.
Visitor’s Board slashes grant funding for events(4)
Chaffee County reduces support for visitor-attracting events.
City, lodgers brace for showdown over 2B(7)
Salida lodgers set sights on repealing 2B.
Burning Man inspires Salida sculptor(1)
Veteran Burning Man participant unveils inspired sculpture in downtown Salida.
National news hits home, wilderness activist’s mom is BV Finance Director(2)
BV Finance Director Christine DeChristopher worries about her now-famous activist son’s future.
Curtain Call Compromise: Council enacts 2B at $2.50 and $4.82(0)
Surprise ending to debate over 2B ends with council approving enacting the new, voter-approved occupational lodging tax at $2.50 for the first year, then $4.82 starting in 2010.
Council weighs fistful of dollars or few dollars more for rec, arts(2)
Most public discussion about 2B has focused on the local tourism economy. Little, if any, discussion has considered the impact of the different rates on the city’s capacity to fund improvements to recreation and cultural amenities as earmarked in the new tax.
Negotiating group agrees to support 2B at $2.50(2)
City officials face balancing the “will of the people” against lodgers’ fears of adverse impacts to their businesses, local tourism industry and tourism marketing.
Is 2B Not to Be? Lodgers, City Remain at Odds over New Lodging Tax(0)
Representative of the City of Salida and the lodging community continue to try to hammer out an accord over enactment of the city’s new voter-approved occupational lodging tax.
2B: Snapshot of Key Stakeholders’ Views(0)
The Citizen provides a snapshot of key stakeholders views and quotes on 2B.
2B: Chronology of a Controversy(0)
A chronology of events leading up to Salida’s ballot measure 2B, creating an occupational lodging tax to fund recreation and cultural resources.
Election reflections: We must do better(0)
The elephant in the room; one voter looks beyond Election Day.
Could 2B mean not to be for county lodging tax?(2)
Lawyers differ over possible unintended consequences of Salida’s proposed occupational lodging tax.
Head2Head III: Mallett v. Holman on economic development(0)
Chaffee County’s economic development efforts have had mixed results but no concrete plans for the future seem forthcoming from District 2 County Commissioner candidates.
Head2Head II: Mallett v. Holman on affordable housing(0)
Affordable housing: Mallet helps create housing trust, Holman favors less government involvement
Head2Head I: Mallet v. Holman on Browns Canyon, energy(0)
Holman and Mallett are diametrically opposed when it comes to Brown’s Canyon Wilderness designation, but the lines are blurred when it comes to renewable energy.
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