Transit Tax Comes Due In Denver

20 September 2000 - 2:00pm

Denver transit agency gives Park Meadows an ultimatum: collect the transit sales tax, or forfeit rail access to the mall.

The Denver Regional Transportation District official "gave Park Meadows an ultimatum Tuesday night - start collecting the transit agency's 0.6 percent sales tax by January or forfeit light-rail access to the mall.Park Meadows officials have asked for as much as two years to decide whether to get drawn into the RTD tax boundaries and get access to a station on the proposed $874 million southeast rail line down Interstate 25."

Source: The Denver Post, September 20, 2000
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