Cedaredge Sales and Use Tax Increase

Who is asking

Town of Cedaredge

On the ballot in

• Delta County ballot: 2C

The ballot question

SHALL TOWN OF CEDAREDGE TAXES BE INCREASED $500,000 IN 2027 (THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL 1% SALES AND USE TAX COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2027, TO BE USED BY THE TOWN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: PUBLIC ROADWAYS: NO LESS THAN 20% FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING TOWN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER CORE FACILITIES; AND PUBLIC RECREATION: NO LESS THAN 20% FOR MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS TRAILS, SPORT COURTS, PUBLIC PARKS; HOWEVER, NO PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE TOWN-OWNED GOLF COURSE; AND PUBLIC SAFETY: NO LESS THAN 20% FOR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR MUNICIPAL LAW AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER; AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: NO LESS THAN 15% FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE INCLUDING MARKETING, PROMOTIONS, AND EVENTS; AND BALANCE: 25% TO BE ALLOCATED ANNUALLY BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ANY OR ALL OF THE SERVICES LISTED ABOVE; HOWEVER, NO PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE TOWN-OWNED GOLF COURSE; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH SALES AND USE TAX AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER LIMITS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

Where the question's words come from

• Source document for the question text (deltacountyco.gov)

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Cedaredge could impose the additional tax and spend its revenue on the specified services outside TABOR limits.

A no vote means

Cedaredge would not receive authority for this tax increase.

County ballots

• Delta County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 6A, Hotchkiss Fire District: Hotchkiss Fire District Sales and Use Tax
• 2A, Town of Paonia: Paonia Marijuana Tax Replacement
• 2B, Town of Orchard City: Orchard City's First Town Sales Tax

Key dates

• October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
• October 12: drop boxes open.
• October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
• From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
• November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026