Local measures are listed below. Last checked: September 28, 2026.
Mesa County's local ballot, November 3, 2026
Raises the town sales tax from 2% to 3% through December 31, 2034, for specified street, park and pool projects and emergency services; $600,000 is estimated for the first full fiscal year.
Raises the city sales and use tax from 3.39% to 3.46% and authorizes up to $12 million in debt, with up to $19 million in repayment costs, for the Orchard Mesa pool. Part of the increase would continue after repayment.
Authorizes a tax of up to $5 per pound on specified medical marijuana sales and transfers from January 1, 2027, with $40,000 stated for the first full fiscal year.
Authorizes up to $23.2 million for collection in 2027 through a school property tax override starting at up to 7.850 mills, with inflation adjustments and no expiration.
Raises the operating levy from 5.242 to 11.5 mills, for a 12.5-mill total district levy from 2027, and permanently exempts all district revenue from the specified limits.
Five covered questions: 3 new tax or fee, 1 school tax increase, 1 property tax increase.
Dollar figures are on each question's row and page and are not added here: they are stated for different districts and years.
I recommend a no vote on all five.
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