Eagle River Fire District Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
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An Eagle River Fire District Levy Increase question was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Eagle County, which is in Colorado.
If approved, this measure would authorize a 3.77 Mill per $100,000 of assessed value for residential and commercial properties.
This measure will partly make up for the loss of revenue due to the drastic drops in Eagle County property value.
Jennifer Cartmell Hays, the Chair of the District’s Board of Directors said, “We have no choice but to bring this question back to the voters. In order to continue providing the level of service our constituents expect, we need this mill levy. If it doesn’t pass, two stations will close permanently in 2014. It’s that simple."[1][2]
Election results
| ERFPD Question 5A | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,507 | 53.15% | ||
| No | 3,973 | 46.85% | ||
Election results from Eagle County Current Election Results Summary
Text of measure
Language on the ballot:
| “ | SHALL EAGLE RIVER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,788,361 IN 2013, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY AT A RATE NOT GREATER THAN 3.770 MILLS WHICH TOGETHER WITH THE EXISTING MILL LEVY OF 5.55 MILLS IS SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TEH 2010 TAX REVENUES ADJUSTED ANNUALLY FOR INFLATION AND LOCAL GROWTH (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION) TO PAY DISTRICT EXPENSES; AND SHALL SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW? (Vote Yes or No)
Yes |
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See also
Additional reading
- "Vail Daily," "Local fire district approves ballot language for election" September 3, 2012 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ "Vail Valley Blogsite," "Eagle River Fire Protection District Approves Mill Levy Ballot Question"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eagle County Elections, Sample Ballot
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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