Keep the community united
This town has always solved hard things together.
A tax written around who owns a home rather than who uses the town draws a line through neighbors who love the same place. That is not how Crested Butte has gotten anything done.
Neighbors, not categories
Full-time residents, second homeowners, business owners, and seasonal workers all keep this town running. We plow each other out, staff the shifts, volunteer for the same nonprofits, and show up when something matters.
Ballot Measure 2A would sort property owners into categories and tax one of them. The message is plain: some of us are asked to carry more not because we use more, but because of how long we have owned or how often we are here.
No one disputes that the Town faces real budget pressure. The question is whether we meet it together or by dividing the community first.
What holds this valley together
Shared work, shared places
The same volunteers run the food pantry, the trail days, and the school fundraisers. The same small businesses employ residents and serve visitors. The same nonprofits rely on donors across every category of homeowner. A tax that treats one group as the source of the solution risks the relationships that actually solve problems here.
A better budget, built together
We want the Town to succeed. We want housing progress, well maintained streets, reliable services, and a budget that matches what residents can afford.
That starts with a public, line-by-line review of spending and a real conversation about priorities, not a quick tax on a minority of property owners before the hard work is done.
Vote NO on 2A in November. Then commit to helping build a budget that brings the whole community along.
Ready to vote NO on 2A?
Register, make your plan, and bring a neighbor with you.