Steamboat Springs voters could consider first-of-its-kind vacancy tax in November

Steamboat Springs voters could consider first-of-its-kind vacancy tax in November

Policy would seek to generate revenue for the city’s general fund from homes that are unoccupied 183 days a year or more. Steamboat Springs City Council is considering one of the first vacancy tax proposals in the country that would have a stated purpose of generating general fund revenue by taxing homes that are unoccupied for more than 183 days a year. A vacancy tax of $3,000 a year paid by residential property owners if their home isn’t being…