AIRWAY HEIGHTS — Like many municipalities across the country grappling with a struggling economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the city faced revenue losses in 2020. As a result, developing the 2021 budget has been a challenge, a fact city manager Albert Tripp shared with council via a letter and at council’s legislative session Nov. 16.
“We anticipate the City will end 2020 with 15%-30% less tax revenue than planned due to a reduction in revenues from sales taxes, admission taxes, hotel/motel lodging taxes, motor vehicle gas taxes and building permit revenues,” Tripp’s letter reads. “The unfo...
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