VOLUME 136 | ISSUE 4
WEEK OF AUGUST 29, 2024
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Arapahoe County ballot to include property tax measure
Walk the Chalk Downtown sidewalks to become canvases of art BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
About 30 artists will be hard at work all day on Sept. 7, using downtown Littleton’s sidewalks as their canvases, filling them with colorful and inspired chalk art. It’s the second annual Walk the Chalk event, hosted by local business owner Kelsey Riley. “I have been thrilled to see the positive feedback from last year and their continued engagement in this second annual event,” Riley said. “It’s so exciting for this event to again take flight and see the community come together to participate.” Riley, who owns ElseWear Collective on South Prince Street, said she started the event to “bring another element of art to downtown Littleton to bring the community together to enjoy the beauty and creativity of chalk art.” SEE CHALK, P8
Arapahoe County voters will get the chance during the election in November to decide whether the county can collect and keep more property taxes from its residents. The proposal, set for the ballot, is what’s known as a “de-Brucing” measure, a legal adjustment of a local government’s relationship with revenue limits set by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR. The measure, if passed, would eliminate the revenue cap set by TABOR, allowing the county to keep up to an additional $72 million per year from property taxes. In a 4-1 vote, the commissioners referred the measure to the Nov. 5 ballot, with District 3 Commissioner Jeff Baker dissenting. He said many of his constituents opposed the measure going to the ballot. Children draw with chalk at the Walk the Chalk event in Littleton in 2023.
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SEE PROPERTY, P12