Tax receipts down

RBC I Sales and use tax numbers for the first quarter of 2011 are in. Sales and use tax receipts include collected taxes for retail sales, motor vehicle use tax and building materials use tax. These numbers are unaudited and subject to change.
Rio Blanco County and the town of Meeker were down in comparison to the same period in 2010, while the town of Rangely reported an increase.
The county reported a 16.5 percent…