Colorado: Parks organization wants a measure on the ballot

Tue, May 3 2011 — Source: News First 5

A group calling themselves Great Parks - Great Communities plans to ask the El Paso County Commissioners to approve a ballot initiative seeking a 0.015 percent sales tax increase to fund operations and basic maintenance of parks, trails and open spaces in the county. The Sustainable Parks Initiative is led by the Trails and Open Space Coalition has been holding public meetings to address funding cuts to local parks over the past 3 years. At a meeting last night, the group renamed themselves Great Parks - Great Communities.

Read the story from News First 5