How should Loveland fund current service levels?

Lovelanders could have the chance to decide how the City of Loveland funds its current service levels this November. On Aug. 6, Loveland City Council voted to allow the City to ask voters to continue keeping TABOR revenue to fund streets, parks and police. On Aug. 13, council voted in favor of asking voters for a 1% sales tax increase on non-food items to preserve current City service levels. If approved on Aug. 20 for second reading, both funding items would be placed on the November 2024 ballot.

This decision comes after months of discussion surrounding the City of Loveland’s General Fund budget.

Since 2016, the increase in costs to maintain infrastructure and provide services to the community have outpaced available revenue. In 2024, the City also lost an ongoing multi-million-dollar revenue stream to fund General Fund departments, including public safety (police and fire), transportation, community spaces (parks, library, museum, Rialto Theater, the Chilson Recreation and Senior Center, and Winona Pool), infrastructure projects, general government services, and support services for nonprofits, small businesses, and residents in need.

Read and download a summary of these two funding initiatives pros and cons of each by clicking here or the image below.