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Kim Monson · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026 Garfield

Local measures are listed below. Last checked: September 28, 2026.

Garfield
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Garfield County's local ballot, November 3, 2026

Eight local questions printed on Garfield County’s composite sample ballot. A voter receives the questions for the jurisdictions where they live.
On the ballotWho is askingCategoryKim's recommendation
2ACity of RifleNew tax or feeLodging tax increaseNo

Raises Rifle's lodging tax by three percentage points to 5.5% from January 1, 2027, with an estimated $350,000 increase that year and no end date.

2BCity of Glenwood SpringsProperty tax increaseCity mill levy for fire and emergency servicesNo

Adds 7.9 mills to Glenwood Springs' city property tax for fire and emergency services through December 31, 2046, with $3,132,000 stated for 2027.

4AGarfield School District RE-2School tax increaseOverride at a fixed amountNo

Adds $4.7 million in annual school property taxes for educational operations, with the levy rate set each year to produce that amount and no end date.

4BGarfield School District RE-2School borrowingBonds repaid by extending the 2006 bond taxNo

Authorizes up to $118 million in school debt and $225 million in repayment, funded by extending the 2006 bond tax at no more than $9.2 million annually.

5BEagle County School District RE50JSchool tax increaseOverride to the statutory maximumNo

Authorizes an additional $10.1 million in school property taxes in 2027, followed by amounts tied to the statutory limit for general-fund levies, for educational purposes.

5CRoaring Fork School District RE-1School tax increaseOverride to the statutory maximumNo

Raises property taxes by up to $5.6 million for collection in 2027, with an ongoing school mill levy override and no end date.

6AGlenwood Springs Rural Fire Protection DistrictProperty tax increaseFire district mill levyNo

Adds 5.9 mills to the rural fire district's property tax for fire and emergency services through December 31, 2046, with $980,000 stated for 2027.

6BGarfield County Public Library DistrictTax extensionExtension of an expiring levyNo

Extends the library district's existing 1.00-mill property tax beyond its 2027 expiration, with an estimated $2,666,876 in 2028 and no end date.

A Garfield County household is in either Eagle County School District RE50J or Roaring Fork School District RE-1, so a ballot carries 5B or 5C, never both.

The questions in total

Eight local questions: 3 school tax increase, 2 property tax increase, 1 new tax or fee, 1 school borrowing, 1 tax extension.

Dollar figures are on each question's row and page and are not added here: they are stated for different years and different districts, and the bond's figures are ceilings on borrowing and repayment rather than a tax.

I recommend a no vote on all eight.

Garfield County's final composite sample ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election.

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