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Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder’s Office Joan Lopez, Clerk and Recorder

Elections Division5334 S. Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120

Phone: 303-795-4511 | Fax: 303-794-4625Email: [email protected]

General ElectionTuesday, November 3, 2020

This is not a ballot. It is election information only.

CLERK AND RECORDER

A R A PA H O E C O U N T Y

ANALYSIS OF THE2020 BALLOT PROPOSALS

Notice of ElectionTO INCREASE TAXES/TO INCREASE DEBT/

ON A CITIZEN PETITION/ON A REFERRED MEASURE

www.arapahoevotes.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page Your Voting Options in the 2020 General Election 2About This Booklet 2Ballot Box and Voter Service and Polling Center Locations 3Colorado Voter Registration Form 20

Analysis of the Ballot Proposals

City of EnglewoodBallot Issue 2B……………………………………………………………..... 5

Cherry Creek School District No.5Ballot Issue 4A/4B……………………………………………………………7-9

Littleton Public SchoolsBallot Issue 4C…………………………………………………………........11-12 Byers School District 32JBallot Issue 5A……………………………………………………………....13 Strasburg School District 31JBallot Issue 5B……………………………………………………………...15-16 Sundance Hills Metropolitan DistrictBallot Issue 6A/6B………………………………………………………….17-18

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Your Voting Options in the 2020 General Election

The 2020 General Election gives voters a chance to decide races and issues at the local, county, state and federal level. The ballot will be the biggest we’ve seen in quite a while, and we encourage all voters to research the candidates and issues before voting. For that purpose, this booklet contains information regarding all local tax and debt-related issues voters will decide in this election.

Ballots will be mailed to all active registered voters beginning Oct. 9, please check your registration status at www.GoVoteColorado.gov to ensure you receive a mail ballot. If you don’t receive a ballot in the mail, go to www.ArapahoeVotes.com or call 303.795.4511 to learn how to obtain a replacement, including a curb-side pickup option.

Please return your ballot to any one of our 32 ballot drop boxes by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3, or mail it with 55 cents postage (one Forever Stamp), by Oct. 26. You can track your mail ballot online at www.ArapahoeVotes.com/ballot-track and sign up for free text or email messages when it is received.

Voters may also visit one of our 29 Voter Service and Polling Centers between Oct. 19 and Nov. 3 to return a voted ballot, register or update registration information, get a replacement ballot, or vote with accessible devices or language interpretation services. A list of VSPC and Ballot Drop Box locations follows this page.

As an Arapahoe County voter, we welcome your feedback and ideas. Please share any questions or comments you have with us at 303.795.4511 or [email protected].

Be safe, be confident and be heard! Sincerely, Joan Lopez Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder

About This Booklet

This booklet contains summary statements for ballot issues as required by the State of Colo-rado Constitution, Article X, Section 20, also known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).

The information contained in this TABOR notice was prepared by persons required by law to pro-vide summaries of ballot issues and fiscal infor-mation.

A “YES” vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circum-stances; and

A “NO” vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances.

This notice is mailed to each address with one or more active, registered electors. You may not be eligible to vote on all issues in this notice.

Arapahoe County does not warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made in the summaries submitted by other political subdivisions, nor is it responsible for errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation of the submitted statements.

This notice does not contain information on statewide measures. Find analysis of statewide measures in the Colorado Legislative Council’s Blue Book at www.colorado.gov/bluebook.

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Aurora

APS Educational Services Center 41085 Peoria

APS Professional Learning & Conference Center15771 E. First Ave.

Arapahoe County Aurora MV Office490 S. Chambers Rd.

Arapahoe County CentrePoint Plaza14980 E. Alameda Dr. 1 24

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds25690 E. Quincy Ave. 2Arapahoe Crossing6554 S. Parker Rd. #B107 2 Aurora Center for Active Adults (Del Mar Park)30 Del Mar Circle 24

Beck Recreation Center800 Telluride St. 24

Central Recreation Center18150 E. Vassar Pl. 2 24

Aurora Municipal Center15151 E. Alameda Pkwy. 2 24

Community College of Aurora - CentreTech 16000 E. CentreTech Pkwy. 2 24

Heather Gardens Clubhouse 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way 2 24

Martin Luther King Jr. Library 9898 E. Colfax Ave. 2 24

Mission Viejo Library 15324 E. Hampden Cir. 1 24

Mississippi Avenue Baptist Church 13231 E. Mississippi Ave. 2Pickens Technical College 500 Airport Blvd. 2Saddle Rock Golf Course21705 E. Arapahoe Rd. 24

Tallyn’s Reach Library 23911 E. Arapahoe Rd. 1 24 Utah Indoor Pool1800 S. Peoria St. 24

Vista Peak Preparatory School 24500 E. 6th Ave 2 Bennett

Adams County Bennett Motor Vehicle355 S. First St. 24 Byers

Kelver Library404 E. Front St. 1 24

Centennial

Arapahoe County Lima Plaza 6954 S. Lima St. 1 24

Cherry Creek Schools Instructional Support Facility 5416 S. Riviera Way 2

Centennial

Centennial Civic Center13133 E. Arapahoe Rd. 24

Koelbel Library5955 S. Holly St. 24

Goodson Recreation Center6315 S. University Blvd. 24

Smoky Hill Library 5430 S. Biscay Cir. 1 24

Southglenn Library 6972 S. Vine St. 1St. Thomas More Catholic Parish 8035 S. Quebec St. 2Cherry Hills Village

Cherry Hills Village Center 2450 E. Quincy Ave. 24

Deer Trail

Deer Trail Town Hall 555 Second Ave. 24

Denver

Community College of Aurora - Lowry 710 Alton Way 2 24

Eloise May Library 1471 S. Parker Rd. 24

Potter’s House of Denver 9495 E. Florida Ave. 2Englewood

Englewood Civic Center 1000 Englewood Pkwy. 1 24

Glendale

Glendale City Hall 950 S. Birch St. 1 24

Greenwood Village

Greenwood Village City Hall 6060 S. Quebec St. 2 24

Hope United Methodist Church 5101 S. Dayton St. 2Littleton

Arapahoe Community College 5900 S. Santa Fe. Dr. 1 24

Arapahoe County Administration Building 5334 S. Prince St. 1 24

Arapahoe County Elections Facility 5251 S. Federal Blvd. 24

Sheridan

City of Sheridan 4101 S. Federal Blvd. 24

Strasburg

Adams County Sheriff Substation 2550 Strasburg Rd. 24

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Phase 1: Oct. 19- Nov. 3 GENERAL HOURS ADDITIONAL HOURS:Phase 2: Oct. 30- Nov. 3 Mon. - Fri.: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat. Oct. 31: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tues. Nov. 3: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

24-HOUR BALLOT BOXOct. 9 through 7 p.m., Nov. 32

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CITY OF ENGLEWOODALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXESON A REFERRED MEASURE

Election Date and Hours: November 3, 2020, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Designated Election Official:Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk

1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood CO 80110Telephone: (303) 762-2405

BALLOT ISSUE # 2B

SHALL CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TAXES BE INCREASED BY $100,000.00 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY AN INCREASE IN THE CITY’S LODGING TAX FROM 2% TO 5%, WITH SUCH TAX TO BE LEVIED ON THE COST OF THE RENTAL FEE, PRICE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID OR RECEIVED FOR THE LODGING ON EACH FULL DOLLAR OF SAID RENTAL FEE, COST OR OTHER CONSIDERATION PAID, WITH THE TAX INCREASE COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2021, WITH THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX TO BE USED FOR ANY LAWFUL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAX AND ANY INVESTMENT EARN-INGS THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE CITY AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

FISCAL INFORMATION

Actual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year SpendingYear Fiscal Year Spending2020 (estimated) $131,895,4212019 (actual) $108,473,3862018 (actual) $114,203,2112017 (actual) $ 94,068,8922016 (actual) $ 89,930,497Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016 to 2020 46.7%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016 through 2020 $41,964,924

Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $100,000.00

Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $146,104,619

Summary of Written Comments For Issue:No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES/TO INCREASE DEBTON A REFERRED MEASURE


Designated Election Official:Sonja S. McKenzie, General Counsel

4700 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Telephone: (720) 554-4251

BALLOT ISSUE #4AIN ORDER TO MAKE MORE GENERAL FUND REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR TEACHER COMPENSATION, MAINTAINING CLASS SIZES, MAINTAINING AND ADDING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND NURSES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF, SHALL CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $35 MILLION IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2021, WITH SUCH AMOUNT BEING ADJUSTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN INFLATION, BY LEVYING A PROPERTY TAX AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE SUCH AMOUNT; PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-54-108.7, C.R.S., SHALL SUCH ADDITIONAL REVE-NUES BE UTILIZED FOR ONGOING CASH FUNDING FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EXISTING TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES OF THE DISTRICT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

BALLOT ISSUE #4BWITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 DEBT BE INCREASED $150 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $293 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSES OF:CONSTRUCTING A MENTAL HEALTH DAY TREATMENT FACILITY TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS;ACQUIRING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT REMOTE/ONLINE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS INCLUDING LOWER INCOME STUDENTS;PROVIDING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING DEADBOLT LOCKS AND CAMERAS; ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, REPAIRING, RENOVATING AND EQUIPPING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL FACILITIES TO MANAGE STUDENT GROWTH; ANDPROVIDING OTHER DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS;

AND SHALL THE TAXES AUTHORIZED AT THE DISTRICT’S BOND ELECTIONS IN 2003, 2008, 2012, AND 2016 BE EXTENDED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE USED TO PAY THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT THIS ELECTION IN ADDITION TO THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT SUCH PRIOR ELECTIONS; AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE INCREASED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION OF RATE BUT ONLY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); AND MAY SUCH DEBT BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATIONS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE?

FISCAL INFORMATIONActual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year SpendingYear Fiscal Year Spending2020-2021 (estimated) $722,700,0002019-2020 (actual) $725,043,3802018-2019 (actual) $703,008,3952017-2018 (actual) $670,611,1532016-2017 (actual) $609,574,030Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 18.56%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 $113,125,970

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CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year BALLOT ISSUE 4A: $35,000,000Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $743,300,000

Proposed Bonded Debt – Ballot issue 4BProposed Principal Amount: $150,000,000Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 54,300,000Total Repayment Cost: $293,000,000

Current District Bonded DebtPrincipal Amount Outstanding: $560,170,000Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 57,717,745Total Repayment Cost: $764,173,095Excluded from debt are enterprise and annual appropriation obligations.

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 4A:Yes on 4A – Retain Excellent Teachers and School Nurses for CCSD students.YES on 4A ensures that the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) has the financial resources necessary to continue to provide excellence in all classrooms and value to taxpayers. Yes on 4A helps rectify the drastic underfunding by the state and the unforeseen budget demands inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These two financial calamities have forced CCSD to face a $60 million budget shortfall over the next two years.

Over the last few months, with the help of the community-based Budget Task Force, CCSD has incorporated prudent budget management tactics to cut more than $10 million from its budget. But to ensure CCSD’s academic excellence and maintain high property values it is critical to support this $35 million infusion in their budget and vote Yes on 4A.

Yes on 4A allows CCSD to continue to operate in a manner that ensures every student has the opportunity to succeed by providing safe classrooms, instruction by excellent teachers, and support by nurses and mental health professionals in every school.CCSD facts: • Teachers average 10.6 years’ experience and 79% have advanced degrees. • CCSD has one of the lowest teacher turnover rates in the metro area. • Parents rate CCSD’s excellent teachers as one of the top strengths of CCSD. • CCSD is the only school district in the state that has a registered nurse in every school in the middle of a global pandemic. • The innovative 3-2-1 mental health model is critical to providing excellence. High schools each have 3 mental health professionals, middle schools have two, and elementary schools have at least one.

• Quality experienced teachers help to maintain safe learning environments. Experienced teachers have an eye for early intervention.

• Several other metro area school districts have recently passed or plan to ask their voters for revenue dollars. If voters do not approve CCSD’s proposed mill levy override, those districts could attract CCSD’s high-quality teachers putting CCSD students and the local economy at risk. Well-funded schools equal better jobs for CCSD kids and competitive home values.

Here is what YES on 4A means to you: • Retain and recruit high-quality teachers. • Maintain registered nurses in every school. • Maintain mental health staffing. • Keep class sizes small. • Keep CCSD schools competitive with metro area schools. • Support strong property values. • Invest in jobs to support a strong economy in CCSD communities.If 4A does not pass, CCSD will be forced to make $60 million in cuts that will impact classrooms. CCSD may encounter staff retention issues and fewer opportunities for students to be educated in safe learning environments.Now is the time to reinvest in excellence for CCSD children, the community and the local economy. A “Yes” vote on both 4A and 4B will accomplish these objectives for only $1.65 per month for each $100,000 of actual home value. Please vote YES on 4A.


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CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 4A:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 4B:

“Yes on 4B” – Mental Health & Safety

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) worked with community stakeholders to recommend a significant capital bond proposal addressing aging buildings and major expansion of innovative learning. After facing the massive hurdles of a global pandemic and having more conversations with the community, CCSD decided to reduce the amount of the bond and budget proposal and to focus on ensuring academic excellence for every child, addressing immediate mental and physical health needs of CCSD students, and maintaining safe and secure schools.

Innovation is at the heart of Yes on 4B. CCSD strives to be the first school district in Colorado to build a mental health day treatment center for CCSD students. Yes on 4B provides needed safety and security upgrades to all schools and gives all of our traditional high schools an infusion of academic innovation. Yes on 4B provides an opportunity for students to take advantage of career training programs in medicine and public health and other in-demand jobs. CCSD is also focused on ensuring all students have access to the technology necessary to be successful in school – whether in the classroom or learning remotely.

Yes on 4B is a smart investment in CCSD’s future and our state’s economy. It will benefit students throughout the community by main-taining class size, repairing facilities, and modernizing aging technology. A “yes” vote on 4B will make our schools safer, enhancing the opportunity for our children to learn, and will make the future brighter for students.In addition: • Student mental health remains a top priority for CCSD families and our community. • Several other metro area school districts are asking their voters for bond dollars this November. If their bond issues pass, and CCSD’s does not, those school districts would begin to have newer academic facilities, putting CCSD students and the local economy at a disadvantage. Well-funded schools equal competitive home values. • CCSD has only received a minimal amount of Colorado’s marijuana tax revenue for schools – and nothing that can be used to pay for teacher salaries or capital projects.

Yes on 4B – A $150 million bond measure to address pressing needs throughout CCSD Including: • A mental health/day treatment center for CCSD students. • New safety systems for schools including intercoms and push-button deadbolt locks. • Camera and fire system upgrades throughout CCSD schools. • Funding for every high school to create innovative environments. • Expanded programming options for in-demand careers that will drive Colorado’s economy. • Expanded nursing and mental health certification programs. • A new elementary school on the east side of CCSD to alleviate overcrowding.

A “Yes” vote on both 4A & 4B, will accomplish these objectives for only $1.65 per month for each $100,000 of actual home value.Please vote “Yes on 4A. This is NOT a wish list, these are MUST HAVE improvements for CCSD kids, the community, and the future.

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 4B:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER SIXARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXESON A REFERRED MEASURE


Designated Election Official:Jonathan V. Levesque, Director of Finance

5776 South Crocker Street, Littleton, CO 80120Telephone: (303) 347-3300

BALLOT ISSUE #4C

IN ORDER TO MAKE MORE GENERAL FUND REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED BELOW, SHALL ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER SIX (LITTLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS) TAXES BE INCREASED BY $12,000,000 IN 2020 FOR COLLECTION IN 2021 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS IN ANY YEAR THEREAFTER AS MAY BE RAISED FROM A MILL LEVY OF UP TO 11 MILLS, PROVIDED THAT THE MILL LEVY FOR THE FIRST YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED 6 MILLS AND NO MILL LEVY INCREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR THEREAFTER SHALL EXCEED ONE MILL IN ANY PARTICULAR YEAR, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH MILL LEVY MAY BE INCREASED ANNUALLY SUCH THAT THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE PRODUCED BY SUCH MILL LEVY REFLECT THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN INFLATION, WITH THE EFFECT THAT MORE GENERAL FUND REVENUES WILL BE AVAILABLE FORPURPOSES SUCH AS:

CONTINUING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALITY TEACHERS;

MAINTAINING SCHOOL COUNSELING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION;

PROVIDING CAREER, TECHNOLOGY, AND SKILLED TRADES CLASSES THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD JOB SKILLS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, SKILLED TRADES AND COMPUTER SCIENCE;

AND SHALL SUCH ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM THIS TAX INCREASE, IMPOSED PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108.7, C.R.S., BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE FUND AND USED FOR ONGOING CASH FUNDING FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EXISTING TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE SUCH MILL LEVY BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2022 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS OR ABATEMENTS OR REDUCTIONS IN THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE ASSESSED VALUATION?

FISCAL INFORMATIONActual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year SpendingYear Fiscal Year Spending2020-2021 (estimated) $169,902,4762019-2020 (unaudited actual) $168,642,9902018-2019 (actual) $165,137,8722017-2018 (actual) $154,069,8372016-2017 (actual) $150,607,633Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 12.81%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 $19,294,843

Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $12,000,000Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $178,397,600

Summary of Written Comments For Issue:A yes vote on 4C is an investment in our kids, our schools and our community. Excellent public schools are a consistent community priority that has allowed Littleton’s reputation to flourish as a great place to live and raise a family.

Littleton Public Schools’ slogan, “Big enough to serve you; small enough to know you” is an accurate portrayal of the district’s culture. LPS has received the Colorado Department of Education’s highest accreditation eight of the nine years it has been offered -- more than any other Denver metro-area school district.


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LPS offers a comprehensive education from preschool through Grade 12 to approximately 15,000 students. Students attend 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, several alternative programs, preschools, and 2 charter schools. LPS teachers are caring professionals who are devoted to helping every student achieve their highest potential. LPS teachers average 12 years of experience and nearly 80% have advanced degrees.

Colorado has shortchanged LPS more than $156 million over the past decade because of the State of Colorado’s chronic inability to adequately fund its public schools. This has placed tremendous pressure on the district’s budget. No state solutions are in sight.

After making $4.2 million in cuts for the 2020–2021 school year and with looming projected cuts of $12 million for 2021–2022, the LPS Board of Education recognized that these budget cuts will negatively impact the academic excellence the community values and expects of its schools. If local solutions are not found, people and programs will face drastic cuts for the 2021–2022 school year and beyond. Those cuts include program reductions to specials/electives, career tech, alternative education, and preschool programs, among others. Cuts will also force increased class size, increased fees for athletics and activities, reductions in transportation services, and reductions in employee compensation.

LPS conducted two community surveys and respondents expressed support for a local mill levy increase to keep quality teachers, provide a variety of programs for students of all ages, help ensure physical safety, provide mental health supports, and expand career and technology classes that provide students with real-world job skills. Two-thirds of survey respondents prefer that the LPS community invest in the school district given reductions in state funding, rather than experience even further cuts to people and programs that affect students.

If 4C is passed, the district would raise roughly $12 million. The money raised will be held in a separate fund with a separate Board of Education-approved budget, and this new fund will be included in the district’s annual audit.

We need to invest in our local schools to continue the legacy of excellence for generations to come. Quality schools increase our property values, thus protecting our biggest financial investment - our homes. More than ever, we need to come together to support our kids, our schools, and our community.

Vote YES on 4C to keep our schools strong.

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue:Littleton Public Schools (LPS) thinks it is entitled to ask the local taxpayers for even more funding yet again. We are in the middle of a pandemic with the local community, including small businesses, struggling to even survive.

They state that over $156 million has been withheld from them by the State over the past decade. But they fail to point out that the local taxpayers have provided over $28.8 million in each of the past 10 years, or over $288 million in support of LPS. That level of support is scheduled to continue regardless of the outcome of this election.

They also claim that the current mill levy override provision, that caps the available request to 25% of the Public School Finance Total Program funding to the district, is too restrictive at $6.9 million.

That provision is based on the district’s total enrollment, which includes both district students and non-district students. The non-district student population has been about 20% of the total enrollment for many years. Why is that distinction important for property tax purposes? Because only district residents contribute to the bond payments and to mill levy overrides. Based on a flaw in the calculation, local taxpayers have been providing LPS with a 20% premium (currently about $5.8 million extra) over the level of mill levy override had the calculation been based only on district students. Yet they are telling us, even that excessive level of local taxpayer support is not sufficient for them. They want an additional $12 million (about 6 mills) on top of the current $28.8 million of mill levy overrides they are receiving from the local taxpayers. Plus, they wish to add an additional 1 mill for each of the next five years as well, for a total of around 11 mills over the current level.

They wish to use a new provision called Debt-Free Schools, without any caps or limitations. That new provision could have been used for the construction activities as well. But instead, they saddled the local taxpayers with $298 million in 25-year bonds (or out to the year 2043) with a tax-exempt interest rate of 5 – 5.5%. They intend to use this new provision to impose an even greater mill levy override on the local taxpayers.

The official pupil count will not even be known until after the November election. Maybe the district enrollment will continue to decline. Therefore, we should not be locking in a mill levy override amount until more facts are known to us.

We would expect a declining enrollment district to cut expenses, that would be appropriate. To continue to ask the local taxpayers to support excessive levels of funding for their vision of a regional educational empire is not.

This is too much, too soon. Vote NO on the latest Littleton Public Schools request. NO on 4C.

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BYERS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32JADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES, COLORADO

ALL REGISTERED VOTERSNOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES

ON A REFERRED MEASUREElection Date and Hours: November 3, 2020, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Designated Election Official:Stacy Sondburg, Business Manager

444 East Front Street, Byers, CO 80103Telephone: (303) 822-5292

BALLOT ISSUE 5A:

SHALL BYERS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32J TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $90,000 ANNUALLY AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT $150,000 (THE AMOUNT OF THE TRANSPORTATION TAX APPROVED IN 2015 WHICH EXPIRES IN 2020) RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF $240,000 ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS COMMENCING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2021 TO BE USED FOR GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDING:

PROVIDING A MATCHING CONTRIBUTION OF $1,088,756.50 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A BEST GRANT FROM THE STATE OF COL-ORADO IN THE AMOUNT OF $586,253.50, WHICH GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED AND THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONTINGENT UPON THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE MATCHING AMOUNT, FOR HEALTH AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUD-ING PROVIDING SECURITY DOORS AND INCREASED SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, HEATING, COOLING VENTILA-TION AND CONTROL SYSTEM UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS, AND UPGRADING VENTILATION IN THE VO-AG BUILDING; FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF DISTRICT STUDENTS AND STAFF;

BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LEVY AUTHORIZED FOR THE DISTRICT’S GENERAL FUND, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S., AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

FISCAL INFORMATIONActual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year SpendingYear Fiscal Year Spending2020-2021 (estimated) $5,216,7032019-2020 (actual) $5,851,6252018-2019 (actual) $5,464,5282017-2018 (actual) $5,670,7332016-2017 (actual) $5,507,006Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021: (5.27)%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 through 2020-2021: $(290,303)

Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year – BALLOT ISSUE 5A: $240,000Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $5,500,000

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 5A:

Colorado Department of Education awarded a BEST Grant contingent on matching funds for the project. If passed, the Byers School will receive funding for several facility improvements including: HVAC replacement in the Elementary and Secondary Schools, Security upgrades to outside doors in the Elementary classrooms, Welding ventilation in the VO-AG shop.The average residential cost for a $300,000 home will increase taxes $28.11 annually, that’s $2.34/month to support the additional $90,000.The mill-levy request will expire after 5 years. Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 5A:No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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STRASBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 31JADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES, COLORADO

ALL REGISTERED VOTERSNOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES/TO INCREASE DEBT

ON A REFERRED MEASUREElection Date and Hours: November 3, 2020, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Designated Election Official:Georgia Steele, Business Manager

56729 E. Colorado Ave., Strasburg, CO 80136Telephone: (303) 622-9211

BALLOT ISSUE 5BSHALL STRASBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 31J DEBT BE INCREASED BY $19.8 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $36.5 MILLION (WHICH REPRESENTS THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE DEBT OVER TIME), AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $1.59 MILLION ANNUALLY, BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, LOCAL MATCHING MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE DISTRICT TO RECEIVE $3,699,808.71 IN STATE GRANT FUNDS (WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPAID) UNDER THE BUILDING EXCEL-LENT SCHOOLS TODAY (“BEST”) PROGRAM, ALL FOR PROVIDING CAPITAL ASSETS FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES, INCLUDING:

PROVIDING DISTRICT MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,299,674.29 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BEST GRANT WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE STATE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,699,808.71 (THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONTINGENT UPON THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE MATCHING AMOUNT) TO CONSTRUCT HEALTH, SAFETY AND SYSTEM UPGRADES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL INCLUDING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, FIRE ALARM, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS AND ROOFING UPGRADES;

CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, REMODELING AND EQUIPPING AN ADDITION TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO ADD CLASS-ROOMS AND CONSTRUCTING A NEW GYMNASIUM TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING DUE TO GROWTH, HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES;

EXPANDING AND RECONFIGURING BUS AND PARENT DROP OFF AREAS, PLAYGROUND EXPANSION AND OTHER SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SITES;

WITH SUCH GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO BE SOLD, TO BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM OF NOT MORE THAN THREE PERCENT, 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 TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AND ANY DEBT ISSUED TO REFUND SUCH DEBT WHEN DUE, OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR THE SAME, PROVIDED THAT ANY REVENUE PRODUCED BY SUCH MILL LEVY SHALL NOT EXCEED $1.59 MILLION ANNUALLY; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT’S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20% OF THE DISTRICT’S ASSESSED VALUE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6% OF THE DISTRICT’S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSORS OF ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES?

FISCAL INFORMATIONActual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year SpendingYear Fiscal Year Spending2020-2021 (estimated) $9,500,5792019-2020 (actual) $10,248,9442018-2019 (actual) $11,038,9552017-2018 (actual) $10,242,4342016-2017 (actual) $10,001,329Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021 (5%)%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016-2017 through 2020-2021 $(500,750)

Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $1,590,000Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $11,000,000


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Proposed Bonded DebtProposed Principal Amount: $19,800,000Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 1,590,000Total Repayment Cost: $36,500,000

Current District Bonded DebtPrincipal Amount Outstanding: $4,595,000Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 848,600Total Repayment Cost: $4,991,113Excluded from debt are enterprise and annual appropriation obligations.

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 5B:Let’s support our kids and our community by passing Ballot Issue 5B in November. Addressing key infrastructure needs relating to student safety, overcrowding, and aging facilities will benefit all Strasburg students. Strasburg school administrators made a dedicated effort to understand voter concerns when last year’s bond initiative failed; they listened to comments from community surveys and responded with a new initiative that asks less of taxpayers while providing an opportunity to leverage $3.69 million in matching grant funding from the state. The $19.8 million bond initiative must pass in order for Strasburg to get this grant funding, which does not have to be repaid but which would go to another district if rejected by Strasburg voters.

Strasburg is growing and elementary school enrollment already exceeds building capacity and fire code. District assessments identified a number of life safety and facility maintenance issues with existing school buildings. Additionally, current transportation routing does not provide adequate separation of bus, delivery, and community traffic to ensure student safety. Issue 5B is thoughtfully targeted to address each of these critical issues.

The main features of 5B will be:

$3.6 million in matching BEST grant funding from the state, contingent upon the district providing $6.3 million in funding from the bond initiative. This will fund upgrades to aging mechanical, fire alarm, and public address systems to improve the learning environment.Construction of six additional elementary school classrooms to address community growth.

Relocation of district maintenance and support facilities to address site concerns, as well as elementary school site safety and security improvements to address parent and bus drop off.

Construction of a shared elementary and high school gymnasium.

If 5B passes, the cost impact to Strasburg area homeowners will be $5.52 per month, per $100,000 in assessed value.

The increase in taxes amounts to less than many of us spend each month on recreational pursuits, and will benefit our children and our town in a meaningful and enduring way. In rural America, schools are often the lifeblood of their communities, nurturing a sense of pride and unity, and creating a shared commitment to service. Studies show that this kind of social cohesion reaps for communities a host of benefits, including increased safety, stability, and economic activity. Regardless of our personal connection to Strasburg Schools, let’s vote yes for Strasburg’s kids and for a vibrant, connected community well into the future!

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 5B:No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline

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SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICTALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASUREAND

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE DEBT ON A REFERRED MEASUREElection Date and Hours: November 3, 2020, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Designated Election Official:Sarah E. E. Shepherd, District Manager

1100 W. Littleton Blvd. #101, Littleton CO 80120Telephone: (303) 482-1002

BALLOT ISSUE #6A(Park and Recreation Debt)SHALL SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $2,200,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $3,900,000 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $210,000 ANNUALLY OR BY SUCH LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FINANCE THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCT-ING, REPAIRING, REPLACING AND IMPROVING THE DISTRICT’S PARK AND RECREA-TION FACILITIES TO EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND UPGRADE EXISTING IM-PROVEMENTS, SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GEN-ERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR NOTES WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 6% PER ANNUM AND BE ISSUED AT SUCH TIMES AND PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF DI-RECTORS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO THE MILL RATE TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS FROM INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AND DEBT CON-STITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?

BALLOT ISSUE #6B(Operations and Maintenance Mill Levy – Ad Valorem Taxes) SHALL SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $60,000 ANNUALLY, COMMENCING IN 2020 FOR COLLECTION IN 2021, OR BY SUCH GREATER OR LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE DERIVED FROM AN AD VALOREM MILL LEVY IMPOSED ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY OF THE DISTRICT NOT IN EXCESS OF 3.000 MILLS AS MAY BE DETER-MINED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (PROVIDED THAT SUCH MAXIMUM MILL LEVY SHALL BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGES IN LAW OR THE METHOD BY WHICH ASSESSED VALUATION IS CALCULATED OCCURRING AFTER 2020, SO THAT, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY THE MILL LEVY, AS ADJUSTED, ARE NEITHER DIMINISHED NOR EN-HANCED AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHANGES), THE REVENUES THEREFROM TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE DISTRICT’S ADMINISTRATION, OPERA-TIONS, MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL, AND OTHER EXPENSES; AND SHALL THE PRO-CEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE IN 2020 AND IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, THE LIMITS IMPOSED ON INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX-ATION BY SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OR ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PURPORTS TO LIMIT THE DISTRICT’S REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES, AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS OR AS IT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE, ALL WITHOUT LIMIT-ING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT?

FISCAL INFORMATIONActual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year Spending

Year Fiscal Year Spending2020 (estimated) $326,5322019 (actual) $271,1362018 (actual) $344,6592017 (actual) $365,1002016 (actual) $314,097Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016 to 2020 3.9%Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2016 through 2020: $12,435

Proposed District Tax IncreaseEstimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax in-crease in first full fiscal year: $60,000Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $202,856


SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICTProposed Bonded DebtProposed Principal Amount: $2,200,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $210,000Total Repayment Cost: $3,900,000

Current District Bonded DebtPrincipal Amount Outstanding: $110,000Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $47,188Total Repayment Cost: $119,775

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 6A:The Sundance Hills Metropolitan District is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the District’s park and recreation facilities, which include the swimming pool, Sailfish room, tennis courts and playgrounds. These facilities are the core of the community and provide all residents with safe and fun activities to share with their friends and families. Voting YES on this question will ensure that these facilities will remain a central gathering place for the community for years to come.

Like all facilities, keeping the swimming pool, sailfish room, tennis courts and playgrounds in top conditions requires financial support from the community. This question authorizes the District to borrow funds needed to repair, replace and improve the amenities enjoyed by the community.

This is a perfect time to borrow for the community’s benefit: due to the payoff of the District’s existing debt and the historically low interest rates, the District should be able to borrow this money at extremely favorable rates, with the goal of servicing the debt with a mill levy similar to the one currently in place for the soon to be paid-off debt.

Examples of the need for these funds are everywhere: improvements to the failing swimming pool decks and tile; replacement of the aging and inefficient pool filter systems; safer and more family friendly children’s pool; safety improvements to the high dive; improved seating and shade options at the pool; upgraded playground equipment, including replacement of obsolete equipment and installation of more age appropriate equipment; repair of drainage issues affecting retaining walls; revamped irrigation system to improve efficiencies; improvements to the highly used Sailfish room; landscape improvements; and improvements to the tennis court screening are just some of the examples where the funds will be deployed to maintain and enhance these amenities that are part of the Sundance Hills experience.

This question does not require all of the money to be borrowed. Additional funding is available to the District through the ArapahoeCounty Open Space grant program and other grants, which if awarded, will be used to augment the funds raised by the District.

Part of the Sundance Hills experience is the pool, tennis courts, playgrounds and related amenities. These facilities make people want to live in Sundance and help maintain and raise our property values. Passing this question will help ensure that this continues.Please vote YES on this measure and keep Sundance a great place to live and thrive!

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 6A:No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

Summary of Written Comments For Issue 6B:The Sundance Hills Metropolitan District is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the District’s park and recreation facilities, which include the swimming pool, Sailfish room, tennis courts and playgrounds. These facilities are the core of the community and provide all residents with safe and fun activities to share with their friends and families. Voting YES on this question will ensure that these facilities will remain a central gathering place for the community for years to come.

The District, like all governments, relies on property taxes and fees to operate and provide services and amenities to its residents. Over the years, the District’s ability to raise revenues has been unable to keep up with the costs of maintaining its facilities at the level the residents of Sundance deserve. This has resulted in cuts in services and long-deferred maintenance to the community’s facilities.

This small tax change will be deployed by the District to perform timely maintenance, respond to community requests for enhanced services, build an appropriately sized reserve fund to address planned and unexpected costs, and to ensure that the District continues to operate in a professional and responsible manner for years to come.

This question does not require the District to impose this additional mill levy every year, or even ever. Instead, it gives the District the needed flexibility and resources, in combination with the pool and tennis membership fee revenues, to meet the expenses incurred each year, to plan for the future, and to continue to provide the best experience to the community.

Part of the Sundance Hills experience is the pool, tennis courts, playgrounds and related amenities. These facilities make people want to live in Sundance and help maintain and raise our property values. Passing this question will help ensure that this continues.Please vote YES on this measure and keep Sundance a great place to live and thrive!

Summary of Written Comments Against Issue 6B:No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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