Granada School District RE-1 bond to match a state grant for a school addition and renovation

Who is asking

Granada School District RE-1

On the ballot in

• Prowers County ballot: 4A

The ballot question

SHALL GRANADA SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1 DEBT BE INCREASED $1.35 MILLION, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $2.36 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $120,000 ANNUALLY, WITH THE INCREASE IN DEBT TO OCCUR ONLY IF THE DISTRICT RECEIVES A “BEST” GRANT WHICH EXCEEDS $23 MILLION IN AWARDED “BEST” GRANT FUNDS (WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPAID), FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING DISTRICT FACILITIES, INCLUDING: · EXPANDING THE MAIN BUILDING TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY BY LOCATING ALL CLASSROOMS WITHIN THE BUILDING; · REPLACING OUTDATED SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE HEALTHIER FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY VISITORS; · BUILDING AN AUXILIARY GYM AND NEW VO-AG SHOP; AND · UPGRADING OTHER DISTRICT AMENITIES, INCLUDING THE MAIN GYMNASIUM, KITCHEN, LOCKER ROOMS, AND SCIENCE CLASSROOM; BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT 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 CONSISTENT 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 TO GENERATE AMOUNTS, NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ABOVE, SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS?

Where the question's words come from

• Official document with the question text

What a vote does

A yes vote means

If the district receives a BEST grant of more than $23 million, it could issue $1.35 million in bonds and raise property taxes by up to $120,000 a year to repay them.

A no vote means

The district would not receive authority for this debt or tax increase.

County ballots

• Prowers County

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