Colorado's small towns see their tax money dry up. State lawmakers know it's a problem, but no fix is in sight.

The Denver Post: In a Colorado resort town 40 miles south of Rocky Mountain National Park, a steady influx of tourists and residents means more fires for Chief Todd Holzworth to fight. His East Grand Fire Protection District in Winter Park has twice as many emergencies as in 2010, but his budget has been slashed by a quarter since then.

Despite a Colorado economy that has bounced back from the Great Recession to rank among the nation’s best, small fire districts like East Grand are fighting blazes with fewer taxpayer dollars, and things are likely to get worse.

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