Local ballot measure
Morrison Creek Revenue-Limit Waiver and Levy Authority
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District Ballot Issue 6B
Who is asking
Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water & Sanitation District
On the ballot in
- Routt County ballot: 6B
The ballot question
SHALL THE MORRISON CREEK METROPOLITAN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT (THE "DISTRICT") WAIVE THE 5.25% PROPERTY TAX LIMIT FOR ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS, AS SUCH PROPERTY TAX LIMIT IS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-1702, C.R.S., PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE ADJUSTED PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY OF THE DISTRICT FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR OF 2027 THROUGH 2031 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE ADJUSTED PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT IN 2026 (THE FOREGOING WAIVER BEING PROVIDED FOR AND PERMITTED BY SECTION 29-1-1704, C.R.S.), AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL AMOUNT OF ALL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY REVENUES IMPOSED, GENERATED, COLLECTED OR RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT DURING 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, SUCH AMOUNTS AND REVENUES TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MILLS LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT IN EACH FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEAR TO A MAXIMUM OF 20 MILLS AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 29-1-1705(2)(a), C.R.S., AND SHALL THE PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY REVENUES AS MAY BE IMPOSED, GENERATED, COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT IN ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS BE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY LIMITS IMPOSED ON INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXATION OR REVENUES BY SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S., AND BY SECTION 29-1-1702, C.R.S., IN ANY SUBSEQUENT PROPERTY TAX YEAR, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PURPORTS TO LIMIT THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES OR NUMBER OF MILLS LEVIED AS CURRENTLY EXISTS OR AS MAY BE AMENDED OR ADDED IN THE FUTURE?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- The district could waive the 5.25% limit, retain property tax revenue from 2026 onward and levy up to 20 mills in total, with its adjusted levy for 2027–2031 equal to the adjusted 2026 levy.
- A no vote means
- This question would not waive the 5.25% limit or grant the requested retention and 20-mill authority.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 5B, Eagle County School District RE50J: Eagle County School District Property Tax Override
- 2A, Town of Oak Creek: Oak Creek Sales Tax for Capital Improvements
- 4A, Hayden School District RE-1: Hayden Schools Property Tax Override
- 4B, Hayden School District RE-1: Hayden Joining the Colorado Mountain College District
- 6A, West Routt Fire Protection District: West Routt Fire Property Tax Increase
- 7A, Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Authority: Yampa Valley Regional Transportation Sales Tax
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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