A slight majority of Boulder voters have a favorable view of raising taxes on themselves to support transportation, infrastructure and the beleaguered FasTracks rail project, according to a new city-sponsored survey.
But while some city officials are warning that Boulder has reached a “tipping point” for funding certain needs, the survey results still may not be positive enough to convince city leaders to move forward with related ballot measures this year.
The city earlier this month hired Talmey-Drake Research & Strategy to conduct a phone survey of 620 random likely Boulder voters about a host of potential tax measures ahead of the City Council’s annual retreat this weekend.
The results, made public Wednesday, found that only 9 percent of voters think the city’s taxes are now “way too high.” About 40 percent said city taxes are “high, but acceptable,” and 42 percent said taxes now are “just about right.” About 6 percent of the survey takers said the city’s taxes are lower than they expected them to be.
