The Boulder Chamber — while sharing those frustrations — asks you to take a deep breath and consider the consequences of that decision. Most egregious was the lack of adequate consultation with local affordable housing stakeholders in the deployment of Boulder County housing tax resources. That is why, in both cases, Boulder Chamber support is conditioned on commitments to open and transparent public engagement in decisions regarding the allocation of these precious tax resources. That is why the Boulder Chamber encourages you to support renewal of the City of Boulder CCRS tax and passage of Boulder County 1B. John Tayer is president and CEO of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.