“Supporters for a Thriving CCC” Political Action Committee are a group of volunteers working to support Coconino Community College and its long-term success for our region. Unfortunately, the college is critically underfunded and needs more revenue to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
The good news: there is a way to fix it. This May 17th, the college will be asking voters in the county for a sustainable, pragmatic, primary property tax rate reset. We recognize and value your community leadership and ask for your help in this effort both financially and verbally.
Passage of the ballot measure will reset the college’s primary property tax rate to a level that will still be the lowest in the state but will provide the necessary dependable revenues to sustain the college well into the future.
The new rate will be $.7419 per $100 of Assessed Value, as shown on your Annual Notice of Value for Tax Year 2023. Under the new rate, the college tax for residential property in Coconino County with a Full Cash Value of $500,000 will be approximately $230 per year, and increase about $90, or $7.50 per month.
This small increase will be dedicated in support of Coconino Community College and its programs across the county and used for important programs, including:
- Initiating new career, technical education, and training programs that are in demand so we can prepare local residents for jobs in their local communities.
- Continuing and expanding programs that had been established with one-time funding, including programs such as Automotive Technology (details below), Early Childhood Education, Google IT Support Professional Certificate, Cyber Security, Nursing, Surgical Tech, Electric Car and Charging Station Tech, a Police Academy and many others — the full list can be found on the campaign website: https://www.yesforcoconino.com/investing
- Increasing dependable funding will enable CCC to react faster to changing employee skills needs of current businesses and companies, as well as businesses that might like to relocate to Flagstaff.
To underscore the importance of this property tax rate reset, this property tax is the only dependable funding source for Coconino Community College and has not been reset since 1991 when the district was formed 31 years ago.
The facts are clear: the tax reset is necessary and economically viable. But to pass this ballot measure, we need to communicate with the county voters to inform them about the election and why their support is so important.
How can you best support the campaign? There are three ways to help:
- Please vote YES through early voting or in-person on May 17th, 2022.
- If you would like to add your name as an endorser, please click here.
- Finally, if you’re interested in supporting the campaign with a fiinancial contribution, please click here to make a donation.