PITKIN COUNTY — The financial impact of a proposed sales tax hike in Pitkin County, to pay for a special healthy rivers and streams fund, is akin to “a very small tip for Mother Nature, part of keeping our economy in place, our resort economy,” County Commissioner Rachel Richards said.
Referendum 1A has been endorsed by numerous groups and individuals, from the Colorado chapter of Trout Unlimited to the Aspen Skiing Co., she said. Colorado Sen. Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass Village) and Rep. Kathleen Curry (D-Gunnison) also have endorsed the measure.