Routt County’s sales tax revenues have continued to surge higher this year, with the latest end-of-year projections showing the county will have collected about 40% more than anticipated. Sales tax revenues have historically grown at.
Routt County will need to spend about $1.1 million more than budgeted to complete road maintenance planned for this summer, as the cost for some of the materials has increased by more than 40%.
The Mountain Urban Renewal Authority and the money it diverts from the Steamboat Springs School District has been discussed in the race for Steamboat Springs Board of Education.