A limited number of guests will be allowed to attend home games for student-athletes, the Roaring Fork School District announced in a news release Tuesday. The release stated that it is within the health guidelines…
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The town of Basalt anticipated reaping $480,000 in revenue from a tax on tobacco products in 2020, so it is planning to put the funds to good use in 2021.
The Town Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to provide $150,000 to the Aspen Hope Center for various counseling programs, $100,000 to the Roaring Fork School District to fund a mental health and behavioral health therapist at Basalt Elementary School and $80,000 for grants of as much as $10,000 for nonprofit organizations that serve Basalt and have programs related to tobacco use prevention or cessation.
Town Manager Ryan Mahoney said the expenditures align with the uses outlined in an April 2018 ballot question. Voters passed a $2 tax on a pack of cigarettes and a 40% tax on other tobacco products.
Many homeowners in the Roaring Fork Valley portion of Eagle County will receive a pleasant surprise when they open their tax bill this week.
The mill levies for several taxing districts decreased slightly in 2020 from 2019. That will create a modest decrease in overall tax bills for many homeowners.
A check of property tax bills for homes in six neighborhoods of the midvalley by The Aspen Times showed tax bills for 2020 dropping by as much as $731.52 for a house in Riverside Drive in Basalt to $35.32 for a house in Blue Lake subdivision in the El Jebel area.
In a tough time when some people are facing reduced hours at work because of the coronavirus pandemic, the fact that property tax bills are flat is welcomed relief.
Pitkin County’s new $1.3 million grant program for local businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin later this week with more money available per business than originally planned, an official said Tuesday.
Initially, the county was going to cap the amount each business could receive at $10,000, though feedback from the business community convinced officials to push that limit to as much as $25,000, said Jon Peacock, county manager.
“We’re really encouraging the business community to take advantage of (this program),” Peacock told Pitkin County commissioners Tuesday at their regular work session. “We hope to get back to normal business activities (in the near future), but it will be a tough time for the next five-or-six weeks.”