Resort Tax History

Approval

The Whitefish Resort Tax was approved by City voters, with 56% voting in favor, on November 7, 1995. The tax was implemented on February 1, 1996, initiating a 20-year term that expires on January 31, 2025.

Resort Tax Projects Since 1996

Streets:

• 19th Street overlay (Baker Avenue to Highway 93)
• 6th and Geddes-Complete construction
• 6th Street / Geddes-Baker Avenue to 3rd Street-In progress
• 7th Street (Columbia Avenue to Pine Avenue)
• 7th Street (Pine Avenue to street terminus)
• Baker Avenue (2nd Street to River)
• Baker Avenue (River to 10th Street)
• Baker Avenue overlay (10th Street to 19th Street)
• Central Avenue-Railway to 3rd
• Colorado Avenue (Edgewood Drive to Crestwood Court)
• Columbia Avenue (2nd Street to 7th Street)
• Columbia Avenue (River to 7th Street)
• Community-wide sidewalk replacement project - 84 blocks
• Lupfer Avenue (Entire length)
• Railway St. (Columbia Avenue to Somers Avenue)
• Railway St. (Miles Avenue to O’Brien Avenue)
• Skyles Place (Wisconsin Avenue to Dakota Avenue)
• Somers Avenue (Railway Street to 2nd Street)

Future Projects:

• E 2nd Street
• E Edgewood Place
• Karrow Avenue
• State Park Road
• W 7th Street

Parks:

• 2nd to Armory Trail
• Baker Park Bike/Ped Path
• Baker Street Park Bike/Ped Path
• Donation for New Baseball Stadium
• East Edgewood Trail
• Grouse Mountain Park Tennis Court reconstruction
• Ice Den Signage
• Kay Beller Park Construction
• Memorial Park Basketball Court Resurfacing
• Riverside Park Bike/Ped Path
• Riverside Park Tennis Court improvements
• Rocksund Footbridge
• Rocksund/Monegan Trail

Future Projects:

• Additional Donations for New Baseball Stadium
• Boat Dock at City Beach
• Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan
• Riverside Tennis Court Renovation