Local ballot measure
Glenwood Springs City Fire and Emergency Tax
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
City of Glenwood Springs Ballot Issue 2B
Who is asking
City of Glenwood Springs
On the ballot in
- Garfield County ballot: 2B
The ballot question
SHALL THE CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS TAXES BE INCREASED ANNUALLY $3,132,000 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR (2027) BY INCREASING THE CURRENT AD VALOREM TAX RATE BY 7.9 MILLS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2046; THE REVENUES OF WHICH SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEETING THE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL NEEDS FOR PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER LIMITATION OR CONDITION, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE COLLECTION AND SPENDING OF ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS BY THE CITY OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The city could add 7.9 mills for fire, rescue and emergency medical needs through December 31, 2046, under the question's revenue provisions.
- A no vote means
- This question would not authorize the city's 7.9-mill increase.
County ballots
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
- 4A, Garfield School District RE-2: Garfield RE-2 Salary Override
- 4B, Garfield School District RE-2: Garfield RE-2 School Bonds and Tax Extension
- 6A, Glenwood Springs Rural Fire Protection District: Glenwood Springs Rural Fire District Tax
- 6B, Garfield County Public Library District: Garfield County Library Tax Extension
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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.
Page updated September 29, 2026