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Southwestern Highway 115 Fire Protection District Levy Increase Question (November 2012)

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A Southwestern Highway 115 Fire Protection District Levy Increase question was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in El Paso County, which is in Colorado.

If approved, this question authorizes the Southwester Highway 115 Fire Protection District to increase property taxes by 6 mills ($6 per $1,000 assessed valuation) for a total of 13.2 mills on taxable assessed valuation within the district. The first year revenue is estimated to be $70,967.16 for collection in 2013. This additional revenue would fund operating expenses of the district.[1]

Election results

4A - SOUTHWESTERN HIGHWAY 115 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAX
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 501 78.65%
No13621.35%

Election results from El Paso County Current Election Results Summary

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

“ SHALL THE SOUTHWESTERN HIGHWAY 115 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $70,967.16 BASED ON THE TOTAL PROPERTY VALUATION OF $11,827,860 FOR THE 2012 YEAR AND COLLECTED IN 2013 AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE RECEIVED EACH YEAR THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF THIS MILL LEVY INCREASE OF 6 MILLS, FOR A TOTAL OF 13.2 MILLS UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, COMMENCING WITH THE 2014 TAX COLLECTION YEAR AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER, WITH ALL SUCH REVENUES, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL OTHER REVENUES TO BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEFRAYING SALARIES, OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT, AND/OR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING, AND OTHER LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY

UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, C.R.S., 29-1-301 (1), OR ANY OTHER LAWS?[1][2]

”

See also


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 El Paso County Elections, Current Measures
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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