‘We wanted to stand up for all taxpayers’: State Supreme Court affirms taxpayer victory against water district
By Jen Schumann | Contributor, Rocky Mountain Voice
Even though it’s unlawful to increase taxes in Colorado without a vote of the people, vigilance keeps it enforced.
When Northeast Coloradan residents noticed their property taxes double from 2019 to 2020, a few of them filed suit against the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District.
Unanimously, the Colorado Appellate Court ruled in March this was a violation of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed this ruling and denied the defendant’s appeal on Sept. 30.
With help from the National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s (NTUF) Taxpayer Defense Center and Advance Colorado, James Aranci and other property owners cinched this victory reaffirming TABOR: any tax increase needs voter consent, and b...