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City revenues up, but maintenance money still lacking: http://www.coloradostatesman.com/con...ill-lag-behind

It’s taken four years for the municipal revenue picture to turn around but 2012 ended with encouraging results — 47 percent of respondents to an annual Colorado Municipal League survey report increased revenue in 2012 over the previous year. . . . Among the large Front Range cities, 83 percent report increased revenue; 54 percent of western slope cities and towns record an increase. The eastern plains communities remain mostly flat in revenues with only 18 percent reporting increases in 2012.

There is a cloud that hangs over this silver lining. The recession has resulted in five years of deferred maintenance and replacement for everything from police cars to street repair. While revenues are up, they haven’t returned to the point where normal maintenance schedules can resume in many cities and towns. Municipalities will be looking for ways to catch-up on this backlog for years to come.