Garfield RE-2 School Bonds and Tax Extension

Who is asking

Garfield School District RE-2

On the ballot in

• Garfield County ballot: 4B

The ballot question

WITHOUT IMPOSING A NEW TAX, SHALL GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2 DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $118 MILLION WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $225 MILLION, AND SHALL ANNUAL BOND REDEMPTION TAXES APPROVED BY DISTRICT VOTERS IN 2006 AND CURRENTLY RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT BE EXTENDED TO PAY THE DEBT TO BE INCURRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, EQUIPPING AND IMPROVING DISTRICT CAPITAL ASSETS, TO THE EXTENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS, INCLUDING: CONSTRUCTING A NEW ACCESS ROAD AT RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC CIRCULATION FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS; RENOVATING SCIENCE CLASSROOMS AND AGING LAB SYSTEMS, AND CONVERTING OUTDATED COMPUTER LABS INTO DEDICATED CAREER-READY AND ENGINEERING LABS AT RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL; CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITION AND RELATED RENOVATIONS AT COAL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL TO EXPAND TRADES, AGRICULTURAL, AND CAREER-READY TRAINING, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, AND PERFORMING ARTS SPACES; BUILDING A NEW EARLY LEARNING CENTER TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES; ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN RIFLE, SILT, AND NEW CASTLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN DISTRICT TEACHERS AND STAFF (SUCH AS BUS DRIVERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND KITCHEN STAFF); AND UPGRADING DISTRICT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACQUIRING RELATED CAPITAL ASSETS, CRITICAL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING AT ALL SCHOOLS; THROUGH ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED AT SUCH TIME, AT SUCH PRICE (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS BALLOT ISSUE, AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO THE MILL RATE BUT BY NOT MORE THAN $9.2 MILLION ANNUALLY, TO GENERATE AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF?

Where the question's words come from

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

What a vote does

A yes vote means

The district could borrow up to $118 million and extend its existing bond tax, subject to the $225 million repayment limit and $9.2 million annual tax limit.

A no vote means

This question would not authorize the new debt or extend the bond tax to repay it.

County ballots

• Garfield County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
• 5C, Roaring Fork School District RE-1: Roaring Fork School District Property Tax Override
• 2A, City of Rifle: Rifle Lodging Tax Increase
• 2B, City of Glenwood Springs: Glenwood Springs City Fire and Emergency Tax
• 4A, Garfield School District RE-2: Garfield RE-2 Salary Override
• 6A, Glenwood Springs Rural Fire Protection District: Glenwood Springs Rural Fire District Tax
• 6B, Garfield County Public Library District: Garfield County Library Tax Extension

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