Castle Pines City Spending Authorization Question (November 2012)
A Castle Pines City Spending Authorization question was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Douglas County, which is in Colorado, where it was approved.
This question authorized the Castle Pines City to have discretion over the use of revenue in excess of Constitutional limitations. Such revenues would be used for street repair and maintenance, public safety, park funding and other municipal purposes.[1]
Election results
| Castle Pines City Question 2D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,460 | 80.80% | ||
| No | 1,060 | 19.20% | ||
Election results from Douglas County Current Election Results Summary
Text of measure
Language on the ballot:
| “ | WITHOUT CREATING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING ANY CURRENT TAXES, SHALL THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES BE PERMITTED TO RETAIN AND SPEND CITY REVENUES DERIVED FORM ANY AND ALL SOURCES IN EXCESS OF THE SPENDING OR OTHER LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, BEGINNING WITH REVENUES RECEIVED IN 2011, SUCH REVENUES TO BE USED FOR ROAD AND STREE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE (SUCH AS POTHOLE REPAIR, ASPHALT OVERLAYS, CURBS AND SIDEWALKS), PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCH AS SHERIFF PATROL SERVICES), OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE (SUCH AS PARKS, TRAILS AND TRAIL CONNECTIONS) OR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.[1][2] | ” |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas County Elections, Current Measures
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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