Article X, Section 20 Colorado Constitution (commonly referred to as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights or TABOR:
• Prohibits new taxes or increases without a vote of the people,
• Places limitations on the amounts that governments can collect and spend even if there is not an increase in taxes or the tax rate, and
• Limits collection and spending to inflation plus growth
If Ballot Issue 2A passes:
• Without raising taxes, the City of Pueblo keeps $576,609 in 2020 TABOR excess to be used for Road Repairs.
• The City of Pueblo would continue to collect, retain, and spend the full amount of revenues in 2021 and future years.
• A vote of the people in the City of Pueblo is still required to raise taxes or tax any additional items.
• Estimated amount available for street repairs in 2022 ($10 million) include:
✓$2.8 million from the Street Repair Utility Enterprise,
✓$2.2 million from the Colorado HUTF (Highway Users Tax Fund), and
✓$5 million in excess revenue (projecting a 10% increase in sales tax revenues)
If Ballot Issue 2A does not pass, the City of Pueblo will be required to:
• Refund excess revenues ($576,609) collected in 2020 (estimated at less than $6.61/resident over 18 years of age) plus the excess 2021 revenues to City of Pueblo property owners,
• Excess revenues collected would not be available for roads.
Road Repair Plan 2022:
• Prairie Avenue (Northern Avenue to Pueblo Boulevard)
• Dillon Drive (Elizabeth Street west to City Limits)
• Jerry Murphy Road (Candytuft Boulevard north to City Limits)
• Ridge Subdivision (35 streets)
Road Repair Plan 2024:
• Jones Avenue
• Bonforte Boulevard
• Court Street
• West 24th Street (I-25 to Atlanta Avenue)
• Constitution Road
• Bluestem Boulevard
• Candytuft Boulevard
• West 29th Street (I-25 to Dillon Drive
Road Repair Plan 2026:
• Northern Avenue
• East 15th Avenue
• Norwood Avenue
• East 8th Street
• West 8th Street
• Troy Avenue
Road Repair Plan 2023:
• Abriendo Avenue
• Desert Flower Boulevard
• Walking Stick Boulevard
• Jerry Murphy Road (Highway 47 to Bonforte Boulevard)
• Lakeshore Avenue
• Ridge Drive (Highway 50 to Eagleridge Blvd
Road Repair Plan 2025:
• Main Street
• Encino Drive
• La Vista Road
• Dillon Drive (26th Street to Eagleridge Boulevard)
• Portland Avenue
• Prairie Avenue (Northern Avenue to Thatcher Avenue)
• West 29th Street (I-25 to High Street)