Ah, and I'll bet you walked to school and back - uphill - both ways ... 

Taxes you paid years ago are ancient history.  That money is gone, it's been spent, it was not placed into an account for you to claim credit for years later - that argument does not hold water.  The taxes you paid years ago did not pay for the 2016 upkeep of Fall River Road, or for the seasonal worker who pumped out the restrooms you and your entourage used.

BTW - many Estes Park residents are extremely tired of hearing of how we should be on our knees thanking the masses for coming here and spoiling the area - get over yourselves.  Estes is a magnet for low quality tourism, and many of us would be just fine with a 50+% reduction in the crowds.