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Mountain View, Colorado
The Town of Mountain View is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Mountain View is situated west of, and adjacent to, the city and county of Denver. As of the 2020 census, the population of Mountain View was 541. The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code 80212) serves Mountain View.
Mountain View was incorporated in 1904 on the land occupied by the Berkeley Annex subdivision established in 1888, which itself was part of the Berkeley Farm founded by John Brisben Walker in 1879.
The town grew to approximately 500 residents living in 272 houses by 2008, with approximately 20 businesses in operation, but occupying a total of only 12 square blocks "sandwiched between Wheat Ridge and Denver."
By 2009, several businesses had closed down, sales taxes declined, and city workers were paid late on three occasions over two months. The town council added a US$162 fee to sewer bills in order to maintain basic services. The Colorado state government stepped in to pay for getting the city's financial records in order. The town wrote a letter to its residents saying, "'Our town is in serious trouble and we need your help!' [offering] three options: Get some more businesses into town, unincorporate and be absorbed into Jefferson County or let a neighboring community annex the town."[needs update]
Mountain View is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County and is bordered to the north by Lakeside, to the west and south by Wheat Ridge, and to the east by Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mountain View has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.24 km2), covering 12 square blocks, all of it land.
As of 2024, Mountain View relies primarily on tax revenue from the three dispensaries within the 12 square blocks of town. In 2023 the Colorado Department of Revenue reported that Jefferson County, which includes the Town of Mountain View, did over $5.3 million in retail marijuana sales, and reported $837,027 in the state share of retail marijuana sales tax. Mountain View's Mayor, Emilie Mitcham, said the following about the 2023 town budget: "We’re lucky to have healthy sales tax revenue, with roughly half of our sales tax income coming from the three dispensaries in town, and the other half from the remaining businesses. Even after necessary salary increases, as well as substantial increases in health insurance spending (we cover 100 percent of the premiums for employees and their dependents), our financial situation is strong. We spend less than we bring in, each year. Fiscally, we are well protected in the event of any unexpected downturn or calamity."
With its land area of only 12 square blocks, Mountain View previously had a tiny retail sales tax base from which to raise revenue and relied primarily on traffic tickets to pay its police and municipal employees.
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Mountain View, Colorado
The Town of Mountain View is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Mountain View is situated west of, and adjacent to, the city and county of Denver. As of the 2020 census, the population of Mountain View was 541. The Denver Post Office (ZIP Code 80212) serves Mountain View.
Mountain View was incorporated in 1904 on the land occupied by the Berkeley Annex subdivision established in 1888, which itself was part of the Berkeley Farm founded by John Brisben Walker in 1879.
The town grew to approximately 500 residents living in 272 houses by 2008, with approximately 20 businesses in operation, but occupying a total of only 12 square blocks "sandwiched between Wheat Ridge and Denver."
By 2009, several businesses had closed down, sales taxes declined, and city workers were paid late on three occasions over two months. The town council added a US$162 fee to sewer bills in order to maintain basic services. The Colorado state government stepped in to pay for getting the city's financial records in order. The town wrote a letter to its residents saying, "'Our town is in serious trouble and we need your help!' [offering] three options: Get some more businesses into town, unincorporate and be absorbed into Jefferson County or let a neighboring community annex the town."[needs update]
Mountain View is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County and is bordered to the north by Lakeside, to the west and south by Wheat Ridge, and to the east by Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mountain View has a total area of 0.09 square miles (0.24 km2), covering 12 square blocks, all of it land.
As of 2024, Mountain View relies primarily on tax revenue from the three dispensaries within the 12 square blocks of town. In 2023 the Colorado Department of Revenue reported that Jefferson County, which includes the Town of Mountain View, did over $5.3 million in retail marijuana sales, and reported $837,027 in the state share of retail marijuana sales tax. Mountain View's Mayor, Emilie Mitcham, said the following about the 2023 town budget: "We’re lucky to have healthy sales tax revenue, with roughly half of our sales tax income coming from the three dispensaries in town, and the other half from the remaining businesses. Even after necessary salary increases, as well as substantial increases in health insurance spending (we cover 100 percent of the premiums for employees and their dependents), our financial situation is strong. We spend less than we bring in, each year. Fiscally, we are well protected in the event of any unexpected downturn or calamity."
With its land area of only 12 square blocks, Mountain View previously had a tiny retail sales tax base from which to raise revenue and relied primarily on traffic tickets to pay its police and municipal employees.
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