City of Aurora 3BAurora public safety sales tax and bonds
In plain words
- New 0.064% sales and use tax from Jan. 1, 2027 to Dec. 31, 2057.
- Up to $6,270,000 in the first full fiscal year, then as generated; also authorizes up to $53,000,000 in revenue bonds with maximum repayment cost $101,600,000.
- Purposes: police, fire and other public safety infrastructure, including fire station renovations and Aurora 911 and police facilities improvements.
- Council voted unanimously to refer the three bond questions and created a bond oversight committee (Sentinel Colorado).
Cost: 0.064%; if all of 3A, 3B and 3C pass, total sales tax would be 8.825% in Arapahoe County and 8.325% in Adams County, up from 8.5% and 8% (Sentinel Colorado). Official figures from the Adams County TABOR notice.
Our summary of the official materials and local reporting.
What your vote means
Imposes the new sales and use tax and authorizes the bonds, with the city allowed to keep the revenue.
No new tax or bond authority for these purposes.
Our plain-words summary.
Why people want it, and why others object
Why supporters want it
- Mayor Mike Coffman called the bonds 'a financially responsible way' to maintain infrastructure and said the city would not go to voters without significant need; Councilmember Alison Coombs said the city has many buildings and roads needing upkeep (Sentinel Colorado). source: sentinelcolorado.com
Why opponents object
- Opponents say the tax increase would hurt consumers and that the city is not doing enough to grow its retail tax base; some residents are concerned about police infrastructure funding and how spending would be tracked (Sentinel Colorado). source: sentinelcolorado.com
Who backs each side
- No committee finance found as of Oct 12, 2026. source: sentinelcolorado.com
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Official ballot wording
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Word for word from the researcher, from adamscountyco.gov (PDF ).
SHALL CITY OF AURORA TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $6,270,000 AND AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A NEW 0.064% SALES AND USE TAX (THAT EQUALS 6.4 CENTS ON EVERY ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PURCHASE) FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2027 AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2057, TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE OPERATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO POLICE, FIRE, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES; AND SHALL CITY OF AURORA DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $53,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $101,600,000 TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES STATED ABOVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: FIRE STATION RENOVATIONS AND REMODELS; AURORA 911 AND POLICE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE AUTHORIZED TO PAY SUCH BONDS FROM, AND TO SECURE SUCH PAYMENT BY A PLEDGE OF, THE NEW 0.064% SALES AND USE TAX AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS; AND SHALL THE CITY OF AURORA BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY INVESTMENT THEREOF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATION IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION, STATE LAW OR THE CITY HOME RULE CHARTER?
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