Local measure · Boulder County
Allenspark Fire Protection District 7CAllenspark Fire 5.3 mill increase
In plain words
- Raises the levy by 5.3 mills, from 7.5 to 12.8 mills, raising up to about $331,000 in 2027.
- Uses: rebuilding reserves, deferred building maintenance, equipment replacement (last mill increase was 2003), staffing and outreach, and water resources such as dry hydrants and storage tanks.
- Framed as a permanent voter-approved TABOR revenue change.
Cost: About $180 per year on a $500,000 property and $360 on $1 million (Friends of the AFPD).
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What your vote means
YES
District property tax rises 5.3 mills.
NO
Levy stays at 7.5 mills.
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Why people want it, and why others object
Why supporters want it
- Friends of the AFPD say equipment and medical costs and demand have risen, the funds would support a full-time chief and staffing on critical fire days, and the 7.5 mill levy is under half the average of nearby mountain districts. source: estesparknews.com
Why opponents object
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Official ballot wording
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SHALL ALLENSPARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $331,000 IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY AN ADDITIONAL 5.3 MILLS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: REBUILDING DEPLETED RESERVES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FOR OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, AND UPDATE AND REPLACE CRITICAL FIREFIGHTING AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (THE LAST MILL LEVY INCREASE WAS IN 2003). EXPAND STAFFING TO IMPROVE BOTH FIRE AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES THROUGH FIRE MITIGATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. IMPROVING FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES BY EXPANDING WATER RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DRY HYDRANTS AND INSTALLING WATER STORAGE TANKS AT KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?
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