PROUD RAVENS Brighton gets police sales tax update

to the city’s Police Department, councilors were told May 23.

Councilors are considering asking voters this November if they’d support a tax – an increase in either sales taxes or property taxes – to help pay police department costs.

pitch the idea to residents.

Residents were asked to complete a survey at the end of each meeting. Results are available on the city’s webpage, at www.brightonco.gov/ publicsafetysurveyresults.

the survey rate the department as doing a good job.

e survey results showed that 63% would support a sales tax increase ballot measure for the Brighton Police Department.

A Brighton survey conducted at public meetings this spring seems to support a sales tax increase dedicated

City survey shows support for dedicated $2 million tax SEE e city hosted a number of community meetings in April and May that gave the department a chance to

Police Chief Matthew Domenico presented the results to the City Council at the May 23 meeting. It showed that 78% of people that took

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According to Domenico, the ballot measure would ask voters to approve