EVACUATION update from Garfield County Sheriff’s Office:

 

Check your zone on this map: https://bit.ly/lee-fire-zones

 

The southern edge of the Lee Fire has reached the Garfield County line, prompting the above changes to evacuation status.

 

Zone 81 and 85 are on top of the Roan Plateau in industrial landscape and BLM area (already under a closure), not residential areas.

 

Fire managers’ strategic planning includes multiple secondary and contingency lines between the fire’s edge and the southern edge of the Roan Plateau.

 

As a reminder:

GO = Evacuate immediately from your area. Leave now – danger in your area.

SET = Short notice evacuation likely in your area. Prepare for sudden evacuations. Leave now if you need extra time.

READY = Possible evacuation in your area. Prepare, monitor, and pack your valuables.

 
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Use Tax/Sales Tax Exemption

Any owner/contractor intending to build or remodel a structure within the Town of De Beque is required to pay a 2% use tax to the town on all construction materials. The use tax is not an additional tax. It only assures that the Town of De Beque receives the revenue to which it is legally entitled, as opposed to another governmental entity.

The owner/contractor is required to submit an estimated value of materials to the Town prior to the start of construction. The estimate will be used to calculate the tax due. For hard bid projects including labor and materials, the Town will use a table of valuations from the International Building Code to calculate the tax due.

The owner/contractor will be provided with a certificate(s) that can be given to suppliers at the time of purchase showing proof that 2% use tax has been paid to the Town. The supplier will reduce the amount of tax charged at time of purchase accordingly and will require the certificate be turned over to them for their records.

Upon completion of the project, the owner/contractor shall submit actual invoices and proof of purchase for materials to the Town to determine whether any additional tax is due, or if a refund of use tax is due to owner/contractor.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. The US Tax Application is available Online or at the Town Hall.

Contact Information

Town Hall: (970) 253-5475