Manitou Springs council to consider endorsement of proposed passenger-rail tax
The council is scheduled Oct. 6 to consider urging a “yes” vote on Issue 7A, a proposed 0.333% sales-and-use tax for the Front Range Passenger Rail District.
The Manitou Springs City Council is scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 6, to consider a resolution urging voters to approve Ballot Issue 7A in the Nov. 3 election. The council’s meeting agenda includes the resolution.
Issue 7A would impose a 0.333% sales-and-use tax in the Front Range Passenger Rail District. The 2026 Colorado ballot information booklet describes the rate as one-third of a cent per dollar of taxable purchases and says revenue would support passenger rail, including station-area improvements and local connections. The proposed resolution says the tax would fund operations and maintenance of the Colorado Connector passenger-rail service.
The proposed resolution also supports a planned Denver-to-Pueblo segment, more frequent trains on the planned Pueblo-to-Fort Collins route, and a Trinidad station connecting with Amtrak’s Southwest Chief. It cites expanded transportation choices, reduced car dependence, more predictable travel costs and potential air-quality benefits as reasons to support the measure. Those are arguments in the proposal, not guaranteed outcomes of the tax or rail service.