Rio Blanco County tax revenues decline with economy

RBC | Sales and use tax receipts collected from July through October 2009 are, unfortunately, in line with the rest of the nation’s economy.
Combined, Meeker, Rangely and Rio Blanco County reported a 32 percent decrease in July 2009, with $729,290. RBC bore the brunt of the decrease, falling 39 percent from $834,988 to $504,308. Rangely’s sales and use tax receipts totaled $100,246, a slight increase of 7.5 percent. The town of Meeker’s sales and…