Local measure · Douglas County
Larkspur Fire Protection District 6BLarkspur Fire apparatus, station and training debt
In plain words
- Authorizes $4.5 million in debt, repayment up to $6.4 million, with up to $427,333 in annual taxes.
- Funds apparatus replacement, a future southeastern station, training grounds and simulators, and prepaying existing leases.
- District has no current debt.
Cost: About $1.10 per month per $100,000 of assessed value (supporter comment, TABOR notice).
Our summary of the official materials and local reporting.
What your vote means
YES
Authorizes the debt and tax.
NO
No authorization.
Our plain-words summary.
Why people want it, and why others object
Why supporters want it
- TABOR notice comment: replaces aging apparatus and builds in-house training capacity. source: douglasco.gov
Why opponents object
No public statement found.
Who backs each side
No public record found of a campaign committee or campaign money for either side.
In each side's own words where we could find them, quoted or summarized with a link to the source. We don't endorse either side.
Official ballot wording
Official ballot wording, word for word (tap to open)
Word for word from the Douglas County sample ballot (PDF ).
Larkspur Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6B
SHALL LARKSPUR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (LFPD) DEBT BE INCREASED $4.5 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $6.4 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $427,333 ANNUALLY TO PAY SUCH DEBT, SUCH DEBT TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING: - PURCHASE OF FIRE/EMS EQUIPMENT AND/OR APPARATUS TO REPLACE AGING AND OUTDATED RESPONSE VEHICLES; - DESIGN, ACQUISITION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR FUTURE STATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN AREA OF THE DISTRICT RESPONSE JURISDICTION; - DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRAINING GROUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE; - PURCHASE OF TRAINING GROUNDS SIMULATORS AND EQUIPMENT TO TRAIN FIREFIGHTERS IN MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION LEVELS; - ACQUIRING CAPITAL ASSETS BY EXERCISING THE DISTRICT'S BEST OPTIONS TO PREPAY EXISTING LEASE OBLIGATIONS SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR ANY OTHER MULTIPLE YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF THE DISTRICT; SUCH BONDS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED THREE PERCENT; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
- YES/FOR
- NO/AGAINST
Latest news
Recent reporting from a range of outlets, newest first. We link to it; we don't endorse it.
No articles collected yet for this measure.
What people are saying
Official campaign accounts on each side, and public posts. Links only: nothing here loads from social media sites. We link to posts; we don't endorse them.
No official campaign accounts listed yet.
No official campaign accounts listed yet.