At its September 22 meeting, the Broomfield City Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Ballot Issue 1A.

To learn more visit: Resolution Supporting Ballot Items 1A regarding Lodging Tax

Broomfield Area Chamber of Commerce supports 1A!

Thank you Broomfield Area Chamber of Commerce for supporting 1A. This statement was shared in its 10/21 Community and Advocacy Newsletter!

Thank you Broomfield County Democrats for Endorsing 1A!

Broomfield Leaders and Agencies Endorse 1A!

  • Almost Home Inc.

  • Broomfield FISH

  • Broomfield Housing Stability Task Force

  • Flatirons Habitat for Humanity

  • Gary Community Ventures

  • Imagine!

  • Mile High United Way

  • The Refuge

  • Together Colorado

  • William Lindstedt

    Colorado State Senator, District 25

  • Kenny Van Nguyen

    Colorado State Representative, District 33

  • John Bosio

    Broomfield Resident, Community Leader, Check-In for Housing Registered Agent

  • Emily Crouse

    Broomfield Neighbor, Attorney, Check-In for Housing Steering Committee Member

  • Viviane Del Pizzo

    Broomfield Neighbor, Check-In for Housing Steering Committee Member

  • Linda Fahrenbruch

    Broomfield Resident, Former City Council Member, Check-In for Housing Steering Committee Member, BHA Board of Commissioners Chair, Broomfield Community Foundation Board Member

  • Stan V. Jezierski

    Former Broomfield City Council Member, Check-In for Housing Steering Committee Member

  • James Marsh-Holschen

    Former Broomfield City Council Member

  • Dayna Scott

    Broomfield Neighbor and Executive Director Broomfield FISH, Check-In for Housing Steering Committee Member

Broomfield Neighbors & Friends

Check-In for 1A!

I am really excited to see 1A on the ballot! I feel like we need something like this - a meaningful stream of revenue to tackle our city's housing affordability issues. This is a sensible way to have those funds - a small tax paid by visitors that is still less than the in-kind tax imposed by our neighbors Boulder and Westminster, thereby keeping our hotels competitive. Thank you to those who came up with the idea. Definitely a big step in the right direction!

- Melissa Beer, Broomfield Resident

Broomfield is at its best when there's room in it for everyone, families just starting out, and the teachers and police officers who serve us every day but can't always afford to live in the community they show up for. 1A helps fix that, and it does it by asking visitors passing through our hotels to chip in a little more, not by touching my property tax or my grocery bill.

This is what building a community actually looks like. Neighbors investing so the next family, and the next teacher, and the next officer, gets to put down roots here too

- Carrie Hellbusch, Broomfield Resident

I support 1A because housing is foundational to a healthy, thriving community. When people are struggling to afford a safe, stable place to live, it affects everything else: their ability to stay in their community, keep a job, support their families, and participate fully in the life of Broomfield.

Broomfield should be a place where people at different stages of life and with different incomes can afford to live and put down roots. Right now, too many people are being priced out or are one unexpected expense away from housing instability.

1A would create a dedicated, sustainable source of funding to invest in practical housing solutions without adding a new tax on Broomfield residents. I support it because investing in housing is investing in the strength, stability, and future of our entire community.

- Laura Harney, Broomfield Resident

As both a resident of Broomfield and through my work at Broomfield FISH, I see the housing crisis first hand in the faces of neighbors who struggle. The housing crisis is truly a crisis--like a flood or a fire-- with desperate families on the brink of eviction, or worse, already living in their cars or on the street. The shortage of income-aligned units in our community, combined with rising costs of rent, make it nearly impossible for low income residents to make ends meet. Simply put, I support the Check-In for Housing Campaign because it will offer real help to real people! The lodging tax has not been increased since 1997 and bringing it up to 6% will create sustainable revenue to support critical housing programs and services.

- Dayna Scott, Broomfield Resident

I'm proud to support this initiative to fund Broomfield Housing Alliance. My reasons are simple. Working-class people deserve safe, stable housing as much as anyone else. In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we have no excuse to neglect our low-income neighbors. And attainable housing vital for the economic well-being of our city. With Broomfield's median home price near $600,000, we've priced out the essential workers who keep our community running: home care aides, preschool teachers, firefighters, and so many others. If we want these roles filled today and in the future, we have to invest in housing people can actually afford. This is a smart, visitor-funded way to do it, without raising property or sales taxes on residents.

- Paloma Delgadillo, Broomfield City Council, Broomfield Resident

The seed money planted by Council in the 2022 launch of Broomfield Housing Alliance paid off, and BHA will reap further dividends through visitors' lodging taxes.

- Jean Lim, Broomfield City Council, Broomfield Resident

Housing affordability is a top concern for our community. The lodging tax ballot initiative will fund much needed income aligned housing without increasing taxes on Broomfield residents.

- Guyleen Castriotta, Broomfield Mayor, Broomfield Resident

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity endorses Check-In for Housing because Broomfield’s continued prosperity depends on people who work, serve, and raise families here being able to afford to live here. Increasing the lodging tax to 6% would create a dedicated, locally controlled source of funding for affordable housing while still leaving Broomfield with the region’s lowest lodging tax. This is a practical and responsible investment that asks visitors to make a modest contribution toward the strength of the community they enjoy. No single organization can solve the housing crisis alone. Check-In for Housing gives Broomfield an essential tool to create and preserve housing opportunities for years to come.

- Flatirons Habitat for Humanity

The housing crisis is here and we need to expand funding and supporting our community. I'm proud to support this effort to build sustainable and effective housing right here in Broomfield.

- Kenny Van Nguyen, State Representative, Broomfield Resident

Having affordable housing is critical to Broomfield's success. Access to housing supports and increases the health of our residents, the safety of our community, and keeps Broomfield economically competitive.

- Austin Ward, Broomfield City Council, Broomfield Resident

Check In for Housing is a creative and collaborative solution for one of the top needs in Broomfield for many years--income-aligned housing. We support it because it provides what has been desperately needed--a zero tax impact on residents that also creates a reliable source of funding dedicated to creating a Broomfield where all can thrive.

-The Refuge

Housing is an important part of a community's infrastructure. This funding could be leveraged to preserve existing affordable housing, help keep seniors in their homes and provide support for the most vulnerable among us. This will help to preserve the strength of the Broomfield community.

- Linda Fahrenbruch, Broomfield Resident

This measure is an important investment in making housing more attainable, keeping our community strong, and ensuring Broomfield remains a place people can afford to call home.

- William Lindstedt, State Senator, Broomfield Resident

This is a perfect way to let the guests we host in our community create housing opportunities for our residents.

- Katie Peterson, Broomfield City Council, Broomfield Resident

This is a no-brainer. A reasonable solution to provide essential housing while not increasing the tax burden on Broomfield residents.

- James Marsh-Holschem, Broomfield Resident

This is a good way to fund affordable housing without imposing costs on residents of Broomfield.

- John Bosio, Broomfield Resident

Why we are endorsing: We believe all people in all income brackets deserve housing and a place to call home. Ballot 1A will help make that happen in Broomfield by supporting investments in affordable housing. Keeping our community together, building roots and support in our neighborhoods.

- Together Colorado

Almost Home sees every day how rising housing costs affect the health and stability of Broomfield residents. When housing becomes unaffordable, families and individuals are pushed closer to housing instability. For our community’s most vulnerable residents, that can mean having nowhere safe to go.

- Almost Home

I support this initiative because all Broomfielders deserve housing, and passing 1A will increase housing options for lower income neighbors, and help families and seniors stay housed.

Today, about 300 of our neighbors are unhoused, including kids, families, and seniors, who are losing housing faster than any other age group. I support this measure because it will provide life-saving shelter for our most vulnerable neighbors during bouts of severe weather, in addition to other housing solutions.

I support 1A because I want my own kids, who grew up here and graduated from BHS a couple of years ago, to have the opportunity to settle in Broomfield one day, and that doesn't seem possible today.

- Terra Marie Lenihan, Broomfield Resident

For the last several years, we have joined many other grassroots housing advocates in drawing attention to the very real and ongoing need for greater community investment in improved housing outcomes for Broomfield residents. 1A would help do just that. Please join us in supporting the “Check In For Housing” Campaign by voting “YES” on 1A on your local ballot!

- Broomfield Housing Stability Task Force

There is a big spectrum of housing needs from affordable purchaser support, homelessness and many folks on the edge of homelessness including our Elders who are often one small crisis away from living on their car. This 1A effort sets on the right path create solutions.

- Curt Heidt, Broomfield Resident