Vote NO on 5A
Protect downtown Manitou springs
A very small group of Manitou Springs voters have an important decision to make at the March 3rd Special Election.
Less than 200 voters living in downtown will decide Issue 5A, an effort by the City of Manitou Springs to dissolve the Manitou Springs Metropolitan District and take control of its parking lots and assets.
The City’s effort is nothing more than a money grab as it faces mounting budget pressures from fiscal instability caused by the loss of marijuana tax revenue.
Dissolving the Manitou Springs Metropolitan District is unnecessary and will hurt downtown Manitou, including residents, visitors, locally owned businesses, employees and the City as a whole.
5A will allow the City to seize control of the district’s parking assets and then redirect them into filling the City’s short-term budget gaps.
Manitou Springs Metropolitan District is a model of community investment, fiscal responsibility and results. It has served downtown businesses, residents and visitors reliably for more than three decades.
