丹佛市议会推进小企业施工影响援助永久化 2027年1月1日起实施
11月14日，科罗拉多州丹佛市消息，丹佛市议会财政与商业委员会本周二推进两项条例，拟将市政府援助受市政施工影响小企业的计划写入法律，并为其设立专项收入基金，目标2027年1月1日起实施。条例由市议员阿曼达·索耶、克里斯·海因兹与弗洛尔·阿尔维德雷斯共同发起。援助计划名为"商业影响机会计划"，即BIO基金，向受市政府资助施工影响的小企业提供补助与技术帮助。条例规定，造价1000万至2500万美元、工期超过12个月的市政工程，须至少拨出预算成本的1%用于该计划；造价2500万美元以上、工期超过18个月的工程，须拨出预算的1%至5%。市政府已请经济学家与财政厅研究东科尔法克斯沿线三个商业改善区的销售税收入情况，以测算基金规模，这三个商业改善区分别为科尔法克斯、蓝鸟与梅菲尔。市议员海因兹表示，设立专项基金是为了让援助计划有稳定的资金来源，不再依赖临时拨款。两项条例现已提交市议会全会审议。
Denver City Council Advances Permanent Aid for Small Businesses Affected by Construction, Effective Jan. 1, 2027
On November 14, news from Denver, Colorado, reported that the Denver City Council's Finance and Business Committee on Tuesday advanced two ordinances that would enshrine in law the city government's program to assist small businesses affected by municipal construction and create a dedicated revenue fund for it, with a target effective date of January 1, 2027. The ordinances were jointly sponsored by Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer, Chris Hinds, and Flor Alvidrez. The aid program, called the Business Impact Opportunity Program, or BIO Fund, provides grants and technical assistance to small businesses affected by city-funded construction. The ordinances require that municipal projects costing $10 million to $25 million and lasting more than 12 months set aside at least 1% of their budget costs for the program; projects costing $25 million or more and lasting more than 18 months would set aside between 1% and 5% of their budget. The city government has asked economists and the finance department to study sales tax revenue in three business improvement districts along East Colfax to estimate the size of the fund; the three districts are Colfax, Bluebird, and Mayfair. Councilmember Hinds said the dedicated fund is intended to give the aid program a stable source of funding instead of relying on temporary appropriations. The two ordinances have now been submitted to the full City Council for consideration.
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