{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-fights-restore-silver-cliff-cos-unique-zip-code", "Rep. Boebert Fights to Restore Silver Cliff, CO\u2019s Unique ZIP Code", "2021-04-15", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced a bill to restore Silver Cliff, Colorado's unique ZIP Code, 81249.\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert stated: \u201cRural communities deserve an identity, their fair share of sales tax revenue, and consistent mail service\u2014just like everyone else. Silver Cliff used to have its own ZIP Code, but then it got taken away, and that has cost the community an estimated $500,000 in tax revenue, eroded its local identity, and damaged quality postal service. It\u2019s not fair for rural communities to be left behind, and it is time to right this wrong.\u201d\n\nSilver Cliff Mayor Buck Wenzel stated: \u201cThis bill would restore the Town of Silver Cliff\u2019s rightful identity and will guarantee that sales tax is properly distributed and received by our town and not by others. The citizens of Silver Cliff deserve for their taxes to be spent on the roads and other necessities that they use on a daily basis.\u201d\n\nWestcliffe Mayor Paul Wenke stated: \u201cI think it is important that tax revenue flow where it is supposed to. I support the measure.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nCuster County, Colorado currently consists of two ZIP Codes, 81252 and 81253. Formerly, there was a third\u2014Silver Cliff\u2019s 81249\u2014but in 1991, Silver Cliff lost its unique ZIP Code and was absorbed into Westcliffe\u2019s.\n\nSilver Cliff\u2019s unique ZIP Code should be reinstated for the following reasons:\n\nIdentity \u2013 Silver Cliff is an incorporated town under the State of Colorado, and it should be recognized as such. Additionally, Silver Cliff is expecting 100 new homes to be developed this year.\n\nSales Tax \u2013 According to Silver Cliff Mayor Buck Wenzel, the ZIP Code issue caused the community to lose an estimated $500,000 in sales tax revenue over the last 30 years, since Colorado administers sales tax distributions through ZIP Code allocation. Since Silver Cliff is incorporated within Westcliffe\u2019s ZIP Code and neither town has a sales tax distribution agreement, Silver Cliff does not receive its rightful sales tax revenue.\n\nEfficiency \u2013 Although trivial, there are some postal issues caused by the ZIP Code overlap since Westcliffe and Silver Cliff share the same Main Street, and sometimes residents\u2019 mail is misdelivered.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-fights-restore-silver-cliff-cos-unique-zip-code"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8058301173150539, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}