{"id":1319338,"date":"2020-04-07T20:57:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T02:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=995386"},"modified":"2020-04-07T20:57:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T02:57:44","slug":"carbondale-votes-for-tobacco-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/carbondale-votes-for-tobacco-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbondale votes for tobacco tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"42.805722891566\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/Carbondale-elections-small.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carbondale elections graphic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/Carbondale-elections-small.png 985w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/Carbondale-elections-small-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/Carbondale-elections-small-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Carbondale voters overwhelmingly approved a cigarette and tobacco tax within town limits in Tuesday\u2019s municipal election.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the ballot Tuesday were three town board of trustee seats, but the three incumbents ran unopposed.<\/p>\n<p>Lani Kitching (851 votes), Ben Bohmfalk (890 votes), and Marty Silverstein (1,046 votes) were each reelected for another term.<\/p>\n<p>The tobacco tax, similar to other measures other taxes municipalities have approved in the past few years, will dramatically increase the cost of cigarettes and nicotine products.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/pi-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most of the towns and municipalities in the region approved a $3.20 tax per pack of cigarettes that rises 10 cents a year until it reaches $4.<\/p>\n<p>But Carbondale asked voters to approve the full $4 tax per pack, along with a 40% tax on all other products containing nicotine, including cigars and e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>Smoking and nicotine cessation products like gums and patches are not affected.<\/p>\n<p>The tax question won with 924 votes in favor, and 381 opposed. The tax takes effect July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Under the state\u2019s TABOR Amendment, taxing authorities must tell voters how much they expect to raise from the tax, and Carbondale put the upper limit at $700,000 annually. Town Manager Jay Harrington said that number is much higher than the town actually expects to make from the tax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.375899280576\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 gspi-4 pl-4\" readability=\"17.804701627486\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p>Readers around Glenwood Springs and Garfield County make the Post Independent\u2019s work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <button class=\"btn\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=below-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/carbondale-votes-for-tobacco-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbondale voters overwhelmingly approved a cigarette and tobacco tax within town limits in Tuesday\u2019s municipal election. Also on the ballot Tuesday were three town board of trustee seats, but the three incumbents ran unopposed. Lani Kitching (851 votes), Ben Bohmfalk (890 votes), and Marty Silverstein (1,046 votes) were each reelected for another term. 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