Steamboat Today, April 22, 2009

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Olin Clark, head lineman for Galaxy Aviation, attaches a fuel hose to a jet Friday at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Town officials say the state of Colorado has not given the town its share of sales tax revenues from fuel sales at the airport.

Hayden seeks fuel funds Martin: State is holding money from YVRA sales because of confusion Blythe Terrell

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Hayden officials are pressing lawmakers to help retrieve thousands of dollars in sales tax from fuel sales at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. The Colorado Department of Revenue hasn’t remitted sales tax collected the last few months of 2008, Town Manager Russ Martin said. The town hasn’t seen any of the money that’s

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come in since Galaxy Aviation took over as fixed-base operator last fall. Hayden officials estimate that the town is owed $60,000 to $70,000, Martin said. Martin said he thinks the state has the money but hasn’t handed it over because of confusion about a sales tax license. State officials haven’t treated the issue as an urgent problem, he said. The town is sending letters to Gov. Bill Ritter, state Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, and

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state Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, to solicit help. “It’s just very frustrating,” Martin said. “We need this money, and we assume we’re going to get this money. And the state seems to think (it has) problems like this all the time, and if they do, there’s an issue there.” Martin said he was told Hayden might wait two or three years for the money. Revenue Department spokesman Mark

Couch said he has asked staff members to look into the issue but hadn’t received any information by Tuesday evening. Hayden officials also want the state to audit fuel sales to make sure the town gets the correct amount of sales tax. The town isn’t suggesting Galaxy did anything wrong, Martin said. “I think they’re running a good business,” he said. “I have See Fuel, page 11

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