Cañon City Pool Tax Retention and Operating Use

Who is asking

City of Cañon City

On the ballot in

• Fremont County ballot: 2A

The ballot question

WITHOUT RAISING TAXES, SHALL THE EXISTING 0.3% TEMPORARY SALES AND USE TAX TO SUPPORT FINANCING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION POOL AND RELATED POOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE CAÑON CITY AREA METROPOLITAN RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT (THE "RECREATION DISTRICT") BE AMENDED TO PERMIT SUCH TAX TO ALSO BE USED FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMUNITY RECREATION POOL FACILITY AND RELATED POOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WHICH ARE OPERATED BY THE RECREATION DISTRICT; AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SHALL THE SALES AND USE TAX ONLY BE COLLECTED UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2050; SHALL THE CITY BE PERMITTED TO RETAIN ALL REVENUES PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED FROM THE TAX FOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN; SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RECREATION DISTRICT CREATING FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS EXTENDING BEYOND THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO PAY THE PLEDGED REVENUES, INCLUDING THOSE REVENUES PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED, TO THE RECREATION DISTRICT; AND SHALL THESE PLEDGED REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE OF THE CITY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Source document for the question text (fremontcountyelectionsco.gov)

What a vote does

A yes vote means

The city could expand the pool tax’s uses, retain its revenue and commit payments to the recreation district beyond the current fiscal year.

A no vote means

The city would not receive these additional spending, revenue-retention and payment-agreement powers.

County ballots

• Fremont County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 4A, Cañon City School District RE-1: Cañon City Schools Mill Levy Override Extension
• 6A, Deer Mountain Fire Protection District: Deer Mountain Fire Property Tax Increase

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.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026