Local ballot measure
Allenspark Fire District Property Tax Increase
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Allenspark Fire Protection District ballot issue 7C
Who is asking
Allenspark Fire Protection District
On the ballot in
- Boulder County ballot: 7C
- Larimer County ballot: 7C
The ballot question
SHALL ALLENSPARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $331,000 IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY AN ADDITIONAL 5.3 MILLS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: · REBUILDING DEPLETED RESERVES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FOR OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, AND UPDATE AND REPLACE CRITICAL FIREFIGHTING AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (THE LAST MILL LEVY INCREASE WAS IN 2003). · EXPAND STAFFING TO IMPROVE BOTH FIRE AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES THROUGH FIRE MITIGATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. · IMPROVING FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES BY EXPANDING WATER RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DRY HYDRANTS AND INSTALLING WATER STORAGE TANKS AT KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could levy the additional 5.3 mills and retain the revenue and interest outside state revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- The district would not receive authority for this property tax increase.
Figures from the TABOR notice
- ESTIMATED 2027 FISCAL YEAR SPENDING WITHOUT PROPOSED TAX INCREASE $987,876
- ESTIMATED 2027 MAXIMUM TAX INCREASE AUTHORIZED BY THE BALLOT ISSUE $331,000
County ballots
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- 303, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Four-Mill Property Tax
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- 305, Proposed Municipality of Niwot: Niwot Retention of Revenue Above State Limits
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- 3G, Town of Berthoud: Berthoud Parks and Recreation Bonds
- 5A, Weld County School District RE-5J: Weld RE-5J School Tax Extension
- 7E, Poudre Valley Fire Protection District: Poudre Valley Fire Revenue Limit Waiver
- 6A, Larimer County Stanley Heights Public Improvement District No. 81: Stanley Heights road district and property tax
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- 6E, Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2: Thompson Crossing Trail and Bond Refinancing
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Key dates
- October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
- October 12: drop boxes open.
- October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
- From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
- November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.
Page updated September 29, 2026