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Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1
6A

Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1 Street and Road Debt

BorrowingStreet and road borrowing
Authorizes $2 million in debt for street and road improvements, with repayment up to $3.5 million and a district property tax levy of $210,000 a year or less if sufficient to pay the debt.
Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Kim's Recommendation
NO
Vote No on Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1 Ballot Issue 6A

Issue 6A lets Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1 increase its debt by $2,000,000 for street and road improvements within or outside its boundaries, and the question sets no year by which that debt must be repaid. Repayment may reach $3,500,000, and the levy for it is imposed on all taxable property within the district.

I do not support new public debt that owners of property in the district may repay through their taxes, least of all when the district may spend the money on roads beyond its boundaries.

I recommend a no vote on Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1 Ballot Issue 6A.

Kim Monson
Kim Monson
Host, The Kim Monson Show · President, Colorado Union of Taxpayers · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026
Certified ballot question

SHALL DURANGO WEST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 DEBT BE INCREASED $2,000,000, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $3,500,000 AND SHALL DURANGO WEST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 TAXES BE INCREASED $210,000 ANNUALLY, OR BY SUCH LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PAY THE DISTRICT'S DEBT; SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING CONTRACTS, ISSUED OR INCURRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, REIMBURSING, OR FINANCING ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, RELOCATING, INSTALLING, COMPLETING, REPAIRING, REPLACING AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING, WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT, STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY, INCIDENTAL, AND APPURTENANT FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, LAND, AND EASEMENTS, SUCH DEBT TO BEAR INTEREST AT A NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT IN EXCESS OF 6.00% PER ANNUM, SUCH INTEREST TO BE PAYABLE AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND WHICH MAY COMPOUND PERIODICALLY AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, SUCH DEBT TO BE SOLD IN ONE OR MORE SERIES AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH DEBT ON SUCH CONDITIONS AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM IN AN AMOUNT NOT IN EXCESS OF 3% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT BEING REDEEMED, TO BE PAID FROM ANY LEGALLY AVAILABLE MONEYS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE PROCEEDS OF AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES; SUCH TAXES TO CONSIST OF AN AD VALOREM MILL LEVY IMPOSED ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE OR WITH SUCH LIMITATIONS AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, AND IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL INCREASE SET FORTH ABOVE OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY, TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT'S DEBT; AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF ANY SUCH DEBT AND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES, ANY OTHER REVENUE USED TO PAY SUCH DEBT, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON, CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES AND BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT?

A yes vote means

Authorizes the debt, the property tax levy to repay it and collection and spending of the specified debt-related revenue outside TABOR limits.

A no vote means

Rejects this proposed debt and repayment tax authority.

Key facts
Borrowing
$2 million
Maximum repayment
$3.5 million
Annual tax
$210,000 or less needed to pay the debt
Borrowing for Streets and Roads01

Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1, in La Plata County, puts $2,000,000 in new district debt for street and road improvements before its voters in Ballot Issue 6A. The money may pay for acquiring, constructing, relocating, installing, completing, repairing, replacing and otherwise providing those improvements, with the facilities, equipment, land and easements that go with them. The question allows that work within or outside the district's boundaries, and it lets the debt pay, reimburse or finance all or part of the costs. The debt may take the form of general obligation bonds or other obligations, including contracts.

Repayment Cost and Interest02

Repayment may not exceed $3,500,000. The question caps the net effective interest rate at 6.00% a year, and the district board decides when interest is paid and whether it compounds periodically. The district may sell the debt in one or more series, at a price above, below or equal to its principal amount, on conditions it sets. It may redeem debt before maturity, with or without a premium of up to 3% of the principal redeemed. The question sets no final repayment year.

Property Tax to Repay the Debt03

A yes vote allows district taxes to increase by up to $210,000 a year, or by a smaller annual amount if that is enough to pay the district's debt. For tax year 2025, the Colorado Division of Property Taxation's levy data lists the district with an assessed value of $7,228,360 and a levy of 0 mills. The tax is a mill levy on all taxable property within the district, used only to pay principal, any premium and interest on the district's debt. The question sets no mill rate: the board may levy without a rate limit, or within limits it sets, in amounts sufficient to produce the annual increase or the smaller amount needed. Payment may also come from any other legally available money of the district.

Exemption From TABOR Limits04

If voters approve, the debt proceeds, the tax proceeds, any other revenue used to pay the debt and the investment income on them become voter-approved revenue changes. The district may collect and spend them without regard to any spending, revenue-raising or other limit in Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, known as TABOR. The question adds that this approval does not limit, in any year, the other revenue the district may collect and spend.

Sources05
Official documents
La Plata County, 2026 sample ballot Style 02, page 2
Durango West Metropolitan District No. 1, Ballot Issue 6A certification
Further reading
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