The REAL Truth
Fruita residents have been told that the sales tax increase will pay for the building and operation on the proposed recreation center:
- The real cost the build the center is not 12 million will be close to 40 million.
- The proposed sales tax increase amounts to a $4000 tax increase for every man woman and child in Fruita just to build the center.
- The proposed 33% sales tax increase will not actually fund the operation of the proposed recreation center.
- To use the proposed recreation center you will have to pay a lot more, almost $400 annually for an individual and nearly $700 for a family, just to walk in the door.
- According to the city's own feasibly study the proposed community center will primarily be run with your admission fees, not the proposed sales tax increase.
- The proposed admission fees will only go up. The feasibly study states "over the long haul the city will need to be ready and willing to adjust fees and charges to meet increasing costs"
Why Increase Your Taxes?
Your vote on Issue A will change the future of Fruita.
Can you afford a gym subsidized by your tax dollars?
Ask yourself are you are willing to pay nearly $700 annually for your family to use this government run gym and pool.If you are not then vote NO on A!
If you are not going to pay to use it, then why should you pay to build it? Vote NO on A!
What the Study Really Says
- "There is no guarantee that the estimates and projections [cost and revenue] will be met, and there are many variables that cannot be accurately determined during this conceptual planning stage"
- The proposed admission fees will only go up. The feasibly study states "over the long haul the city will need to be ready and willing to adjust fees and charges to meet increasing costs"
- "With an inevitable increase in operations costs the City must understand the financial commitment they are making in choosing to build and operate an aquatics/recreation facility."
- "Over the next several years inflation will affect utilities, staffing and other goods and
services. Projected expenses will need to be reviewed and further refined to reflect true
operating costs at the time of the facility’s opening. If operating costs are deem to have
risen to where facility cost recovery goals cannot be met with current revenue projections,
admission fees will need to be adjusted to a level that will meet these goals."