Colorado Mountain College is asking voters to restore its taxing authority. Here’s why some call it a tax increase.

Colorado Mountain College is asking voters to restore its taxing authority. Here’s why some call it a tax increase.

Colorado Mountain College wants the approval of voters to restore its mill levy above the state cap for revenue growth — a permission once enjoyed by the college before the cap took effect in 2024. While the increased revenue would go toward investment in local trades and housing solutions, some argue the improvements shouldn’t be funded by homeowners’ property taxes. Colorado Mountain College is a public college with 11 campuses across the cent…