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JULY 22, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 174
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C O U N T Y ’ S
DA I LY
N E W S PA P E R
S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S
Greg Scott dies at 61 Musician, longtime local played in Yampa Valley for more than 3 decades Page 3
ROUTT COUNTY
Pay restored for some Some building department, airport staff exempt from county-wide salary cuts Page 6
SPORTS
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Joyce Folley visits with election judges Louise Haslem, from right, Beth Sundberg and Judy Copeland while casting her vote at Hayden Town Hall during a special election Tuesday. Voters were asked whether they accept the home rule charter.
Hayden OKs home rule
Residents approve charter, 76 to 52; 13 percent of those registered voted Blythe Terrell
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Pro wins tourney Page 31
Hayden will become Colorado’s 100th home rule municipality. Voters approved the town’s home rule charter Tuesday, 76 to 52. The change from statutory to home rule allows the Town Board of Trustees to decide whether to put new
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HAYDEN
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Tuesday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 5-13-16-27-28 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
taxes before voters. Town Manager Russ Martin said his staff members planned to revise the board agenda to discuss options Thursday. If trustees choose to propose taxes, those could be on the ballot as soon as November. “We will move forward with a couple different taxes on specific items that have hopefully a limited or no effect on Hayden residents,” Martin said.
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Those include a possible 3.5 percent tax on lodging and car rentals, he said. Although Hayden doesn’t have a hotel or motel, it could in the future. The Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters decide on new taxes. Martin said he understood that some people wouldn’t like the idea of having tourists pay more taxes. “I think it still puts Steam-
boat at a reasonable competitive position as far as a resort experience and what it’s costing,” he said. Martin also noted that other towns and cities use a car-rental tax to increase revenue. “I didn’t stop going to places I’ve been because of the carrental tax,” he said. The 128 votes cast Tuesday See Hayden, page 19
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