Local ballot measure
Palisade Town Sales Tax Increase for Streets, Parks and Emergency Services
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Town of Palisade Ballot Issue 2A
Who is asking
Town of Palisade
On the ballot in
- Mesa County ballot: 2A
The ballot question
SHALL TOWN OF PALISADE TAXES BE INCREASED BY AN ESTIMATED $600,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THROUGH AN INCREASE IN THE TOWN'S SALES TAX RATE FROM 2.0% TO 3.0%, WHICH INCREASE WILL TERMINATE ON DECEMBER 31, 2034, SUCH REVENUES TO BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE TOWN AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMIT SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW; AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH INCREASED 1.0% SALES TAX BE COLLECTED AND 0.75% OF SAID INCREASE SPENT TO FUND: STREET REPAIRS FOR 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH STREETS, IMPROVEMENTS TO PEACH BOWL PARK, SWIMMING POOL IMPROVEMENTS, IMPROVEMENTS TO RIVERBEND PARK, AND 0.25% OF SAID INCREASE SPENT TO FUND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND RETAIN OR EXPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS THEREON FOR SUCH PURPOSES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY APPLICABLE LIMITATION ON REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
Where the question's words come from
What a vote does
- A yes vote means
- Authorizes the one-percentage-point town sales tax increase through December 31, 2034, for the listed projects and emergency services, with proceeds kept outside applicable revenue limits.
- A no vote means
- Rejects this proposed increase in the town sales tax.
County ballots
Other local measures on the same ballot
- 2B, City of Grand Junction: Grand Junction 2B: Sales tax and borrowing for the Orchard Mesa pool
- 2C, Town of De Beque: De Beque 2C: A tax by the pound on medical marijuana
- 4A, Mesa County Valley School District 51: Mesa County Valley School District 51 Mill Levy Override
- 6A, Palisade Rural Fire Protection District: Palisade Rural Fire operating levy and revenue exemption
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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