Vacancy Excise Tax
Unofficial result: Passed
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
Boulder city, Colorado
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Boulder would charge a yearly tax of $4,000, rising with inflation up to $7,000, on homes left empty more than half the year. If you live in your home you would pay nothing; the city expects about $6 million a year for general services.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Boulder City Council
Boulder's elected city council, by a 7-1 vote. It asks voters to approve a yearly tax on homes left empty more than half the year. Colorado law requires a public vote on any new tax.
Source: boulderreportinglab.org
A YES vote means
Owners of homes left empty more than half the year pay a $4,000-a-year tax, rising with inflation up to $7,000.
A NO vote means
There is no tax on empty homes.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.