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A class action lawsuit was filed in mid-December against
the Colorado property tax rate freeze approved by the
legislature and Gov. Bill Ritter last spring.
The suit, organized by the Independence
Institute, alleges that the rate freeze actually amounts to a
tax increase because it requires many property owners to pay
higher taxes. Under Colorado’s Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
(TABOR), all tax hikes must be approved by voters.
Previously, mill levies were required to fall as
property values rose. But with the rate freeze, mill levies will
be higher in 106 districts, lower in 34 districts and unchanged
in 38 districts.
The plaintiffs’ attorney said he hopes the case
will go to trial in Denver District Court in January.
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