Ridgway won’t ask voters this year to approve changes to how the town’s lodging tax revenue is spent, after the town council decided last week to table a decision until further discussion.

The town charges a 3.5% nightly tax on hotel rooms and short-term rentals, which is budgeted to generate about $94,000 this year, according to Town Clerk Pam Kraft. Seventy percent must be spent on tourism promotion and economic development, which is currently provided through a contract to the Ridgway Area...