GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Officials say about three-quarters of voters in Grand Junction rejected a plan to raise taxes to build an events center and renovate a convention center.
The Daily Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/2nXtvUK ) that more than 10,000 people voted against the measure Tuesday. It would have supported the construction of a downtown events center and the renovation of Two Rivers Convention Center in the western Colorado city.
The proposed 5,200 seat event center would have hosted an East Coast Hockey League team and other types of events.
Under the measure, the city’s sales tax would have been raised from 2.75 to 3 percent and generated $30 million.
Landon Balding, who was on the campaign committee for the project, says he is not discouraged and sees their 10-week campaign was not enough time to spread education on the measure.
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This story has been corrected to say that voters in Grand Junction rejected the tax measure, not Colorado.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel, https://www.gjsentinel.com
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