Frisco voters spoke and town council listened – the town will not pursue a pair of tax hikes to pay for tens of millions of dollars in new capital projects.
A recent survey showed 77% of locals believe the town already has enough funding to pay for the services and programs locals find important.
Town council was looking at a 0.5% increase to the townwide sales tax and a 4% increase to the lodging tax. Less than half of locals (46%) would support a new sales tax. Barely half (54%) would support a lodging tax hike.
On its wish list were 33 projects totaling $87 million, including updated rec paths, sidewalks, broadband and bridges.
In the survey residents said wildfire mitigation is their No. 1 priority followed by trails and roads. But the council warns that fire money could be drying up.
“Fire mitigation on federal land has uncertain funding at the federal level at this point,” reads a town statement. Council hopes to fill those funding gaps with other partners like Denver Water, which has “a strong interest” in protecting Frisco’s “backyard” – the U.S. Forest Service land just south of town.