New tax or feeLodging tax taken over from the county
Authorizes Gypsum to collect and use revenue from a 4% lodging tax now collected and used by Eagle County, for purposes such as town capital projects and special events.
Town of Gypsum
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Kim's Recommendation
NO
Vote No on Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2A
The town says guests pay the same 4% whichever government collects it, so what I weigh in Issue 2A is who spends this money and under what limits. The town says the county now spends the share state law leaves after tourism marketing on uses county voters chose. Under 2A, the Town Council spends it on a list that opens with "such as" and names special events.
The town expects this revenue to climb as two new hotels open, and 2A exempts every dollar of that growth, and its earnings, from TABOR's limits permanently, before either hotel has opened. I oppose lifting those limits on money the town can only estimate today.
I recommend a no vote on Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2A.
Kim Monson
Host, The Kim Monson Show · President, Colorado Union of Taxpayers · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026
Certified ballot question
SHALL TOWN OF GYPSUM TAXES BE INCREASED $200,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM A (4%) LODGING TAX ON THE SHORT-TERM LEASING, RENTAL, SALE, OR FURNISHING OF A ROOM OR ACCOMMODATION FOR FEWER THAN 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND SHALL SUCH AMOUNTS, CURRENTLY COLLECTED AND USED BY EAGLE COUNTY, INSTEAD BE COLLECTED AND USED BY THE TOWN OF GYPSUM FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS: • CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ROADS, PARKS, RECREATION FACILITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS MAINTAINED BY THE TOWN; AND • SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORED, FUNDED, OR ASSISTED BY THE TOWN; WITH ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX, AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON, COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY LIMITATION OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
A yes vote means
Approves the town lodging tax and transfer of revenue from the county, with all revenue and earnings retained outside revenue limits for purposes such as the listed town improvements and events.
A no vote means
Rejects this town tax and revenue-transfer authorization.
Key facts
Town lodging tax
4%
Begins
January 1, 2027
End date
None stated
Estimated first full fiscal year increase (TABOR notice)
$200,000
Fiscal year spending without the increase (TABOR notice)
$30,590,413
A Town Tax Replacing the County's01
Guests in Gypsum's hotels, motels and short-term rentals owe a lodging tax, and Eagle County collects it. The Town Council's election resolution says the county started collecting a 2% lodging tax in Gypsum and unincorporated Eagle County on January 1, 2023, and raised it to 4% on January 1, 2026. The town says state law applies the county tax inside Gypsum because the town had no lodging tax when the county adopted one.
Ballot Issue 2A creates a town lodging tax of 4% on the short-term leasing, rental, sale or furnishing of a room or accommodation for fewer than 30 consecutive days. As an example, at 4%, a $100 taxable lodging charge pays $4 in lodging tax. Issue 2A sets no end date. The question says Gypsum shall instead collect and use amounts "currently collected and used by Eagle County," and the council's resolution states the town tax is "to replace the County's 4% lodging tax in Gypsum." The town says visitors pay the same amount in lodging taxes under 2A. The council adopted the resolution on August 25 by a vote of 7 to 0.
The 4% town lodging tax
The stated town tax is $4 per $100 of taxable lodging charges for stays of fewer than 30 consecutive days.
Example for $1,000 in taxable lodging charges
$1,000 × 0.04 = $40.00
This calculates the stated 4% town tax, not an added charge compared with the county tax or the combined taxes on a stay. Rounded to the nearest cent; actual billing rounding may differ.
Estimated town lodging tax
Enter a value of zero or more, with no more than two decimal places.
Eagle County certified sample ballot, Town of Gypsum Ballot Issue 2A
New Revenue for the Town02
The question counts the tax as a town tax increase of $200,000 in the first full fiscal year, beginning January 1, 2027, and whatever amounts it raises each year after. The town's preliminary estimate is about $200,000 once the first hotel opens and begins operations, and it says revenue will continue to increase as that hotel's business grows and a second hotel opens. A 124-room Echo Suites Hotel by Wyndham is under construction and scheduled to open in 2027, and a 140-room Hampton Inn / Home2 Suites has received its building permit, the town says.
Gypsum voters rejected a similar town lodging tax in November 2024, when no hotels were under construction. The town cites the two hotels and the county's higher rate as its reasons to ask again.
Where the Money Goes Today03
The town says state law requires 10% of county lodging tax revenue to go to tourism advertising and marketing, and that county voters dedicated the rest to purposes including affordable housing, childcare and public safety.
Roads, Parks and Special Events04
The town may spend the money for purposes "such as" capital costs for roads, parks, recreation facilities and other public improvements the town maintains, and special events the town sponsors, funds or assists. The words "such as" introduce examples, not a closed list.
The Town's TABOR Exemption05
The town may collect, retain and spend all revenue from the tax, and any earnings on it, as a voter-approved revenue change, without regard to any limitation or condition in the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR, Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution) or in any other law.
Sources06
Official documents
Eagle County certified sample ballot, November 3, 2026 election
The source is an official Town of Gypsum webpage for the November 2026 ballot that directly describes the proposed Gypsum lodging tax replacing the Eagle County lodging tax.
