Travis Machalek, Estes Park Town Administrator, will take us "Behind the Scenes" to find out more about the 1% sales tax approved by Estes Park voters in 2014. This tax will sunset in June 2024. The Town Board is considering asking voters to consider a renewal of the 1% sales tax at the April 2024 municipal election. This is your opportunity to provide feedback and to ask Travis your question.
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In 2014, Estes Park voters approved a 1% sales tax to fund streets, trails, the construction of a community center, and emergency communications. Voters approved this sales tax, known as Ballot Issue 1A, for a period of 10 years, sunsetting at the end of June 2024. The Town Board is considering asking the voters of Estes Park to consider a renewal of the 1% sales tax at the April 2024 municipal election. Attend to learn more about the proposed components of this sales tax renewal, provide feedback, and ask questions.
Travis Machalek's Bio
In July 2019 Travis Machalek was appointed to his current role as Town Administrator of Estes Park. He served as Assistant Town Administrator from 2015 - 2019, supporting the Town Administrator before his appointment. As Assistant Town Administrator he oversaw organizational policy development and risk management, managed departments on a permanent and interim basis, and supported special projects including workforce housing, child care and family issues, creative arts and economic development.
Machalek holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas and has completed the University of Virginia's Senior Executive Institute. He is also a member of the Leadership ICMA class of 2020 – a competitive-application leadership development program developed by the International City/County Management Association.
His past experience includes work in the City Manager's Office at Laramie, Wyoming, the County Administrator's Office in Douglas County, Kansas, and the City Manager's Office in Fort Collins, Colorado. Machalek and his wife, Ashley, have been residents of Estes Park since 2015. He is a youth basketball coach and serves on the board of the Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center.