City of Lakewood Ballot Issue 2G: Half-Cent Sales Tax for Public and Traffic Safety
Lakewood city, Colorado
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Lakewood would raise its sales tax from 3% to 3.5% to fund street and sidewalk safety, crime prevention, and homelessness response. Shoppers would pay 50 cents more per $100 of taxable purchases; groceries stay exempt.
Proposed by: Lakewood City Council
Lakewood's elected city council, by an 8-2 vote. It asks voters to raise the city sales tax from 3% to 3.5% for street safety, crime prevention and homelessness response.
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A YES vote means
Add a 0.5% city sales and use tax starting in 2027 for public safety and traffic safety work, with groceries exempt from the added tax.
A NO vote means
Keep Lakewood's city sales and use tax at 3% and do not create this added funding for public and traffic safety.
Source: jeffco.us