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Home My WebLink About2010 General West Grand Tabor NoticeGENERAL ELECTIONNOVEMBER 2, 2010 – COUNTY OF EAGLE – STATE OF COLORADOIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION PRECINCTS: POLLING CENTERS: PRECINCTS: POLLING CENTERS: #1 Red Cliff Town Hall #10 & 11 McCoy Community Center 400 Pine St., Red Cliff 26 McCoy Rd., McCoy #2, 12, 13 & 14 Donovan Park Pavilion #15 & 19 Avon Municipal Building 1600 Frontage Rd., Vail 400 Benchmark Rd., Avon #3 Minturn Town Hall #17 & 18 Eagle-Vail Pavilion 302 Pine St., Minturn 538 Eagle Rd., Eagle-Vail #4 & 29 WECMRD Field House #20 & 21 Singletree Community Center 450 Miller Ranch Rd., Edwards 1010 Berry Creek Rd., Edwards #5 & 16 Eagle County Building #22 & 28 Edward’s Elementary School 500 Broadway, Eagle 122 Miele Lane, Edwards #6 & 9 Gypsum Town Hall #23 & 26 Eagle County Road and Bridge Bldg. 50 Lundgren Blvd., Gypsum 3289 Cooley Mesa Rd., Gypsum #7 Basalt Town Hall #27 & 30 Brush Creek Pavilion 101 Midland Ave., Basalt 909 Capital, Eagle #8, 24 & 25 Eagle County Community Ctr. 20 Eagle County Dr., El Jebel Teak J. Simonton Eagle County Clerk & Recorder P. O. Box 537 Eagle, CO 81631 FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS PresortedStandardU.S. PostagePAIDPermit # 90Glenwood Springs, CO ELECTION MATERIAL ELECTION DATE:Tuesday, November 2, 2010Election Type: Polling Place Election Hours:7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. QUESTIONS: 970-328-8728OR1-800-225-6136 EXT. 8715(From the Roaring Fork Valley) Requests for mail in ballots must be made by the voter in writing and include full name, date of birth, physical residence, address to mail ballot, and signature of the applicant. The last day to request a ballot by mail is October 26th, 2010. Early voting will be available at the drop off locations listed below from October 18th through October 29th on weekdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, October 23rd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mail requests to: Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, P. O. Box 537, Eagle, CO 81631 • Fax requests to: 970-328-8716 Locations for early voting and mail ballot drop off: Office of the Clerk and Recorder Office of the Clerk and Recorder Office of the Clerk and Recorder 500 Broadway 100 W. Beaver Creek Blvd. 20 Eagle County Dr. Eagle, Colorado Avon, Colorado El Jebel, Colorado ELECTION DATE: Tuesday, November 2, 2010Election Type: Polling PlaceElection Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.QUESTIONS:970-328-8728OR1-800-225-6136 EXT. 8715(From the Roaring Fork Valley) West Grand School District No. 1-Jt. 715 Kinsey Avenue P.O. Box 515 Kremmling, Colorado 80459 Grand County November 2, 2010 Ballot Referred Question 3A Election Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Clerk and Recorder Grand County 308 Byers Avenue P.O. Box 120 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451 Telephone: (970)725-3347 Ballot Title and Text: REFERRED ISSUE #3A WEST GRAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1-JT ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY SHALL WEST GRAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1-JT TAX- ES BE INCREASED $420,000 IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2011, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDU- CATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT WILL NOT BE LIMIT- ED TO FUNDING COSTS NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING SMALL CLASS SIZES, VOCATIONAL AND CAREER OP- PORTUNITIES, ADVANCED COURSE OFFERINGS, QUAL- ITY STAFF, STUDENT ACTIVITIES, AND FACILITY MAIN- TENANCE, BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT SPECI- FIED ABOVE, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE DISTRICT, SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE COULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER TAX LEVY WHETHER OR NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, AND SHALL CONSTI- TUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE LIMITA- TIONS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? YES _______ NO________ Total District Fiscal Year Spending: FISCAL INFORMATION West Grand School District No. 1-Jt. 5 Year Expenditures Difference from Proceeding Year FY11 (2010-2011) Budgeted $4,301,001 $ 33,470 FY10 (2009-2010) Budgeted $4,267,531 ($ 709,214) FY09 (2008-2009) Audited $4,976,745 ($ 558,896) FY08 (2007-2008) Audited $4,417,849 ($1,199,972) FY07 (2006-2007) Audited $5,617,821 The overall percentage change and dollar change from Fis- cal Year 2007 to Fiscal Year 2011 is (30%) and ($1,316,820) respectively. Proposed Tax Increase: District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2010- 2011 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the proposed tax increase): BALLOT ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY NO. 3A: $ 420,000 District Estimate of 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Spending without proposed Tax Increase: $4,301,001 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE The West Grand School District has stated its commitment to main- taining small class sizes, providing multiple educational opportuni- ties, keeping pace with technology, providing a range of extra-curric- ular activities and establishing an appropriate maintenance program for its facilities. In 2001, the voters of the West Grand School District passed two tax override ballot initiatives to pay for general operating expenses within the district. Those ballot initiatives, which approved tax overrides totaling nearly $124,000, were passed with a 10-year sunset clause. The West Grand School District board of education recently decided to ask the voters this year for a $420,000 tax over- ride. If approved by the voters, this initiative would raise the funds to replace the money lost due to the tax overrides that are sunsetting. This initiative will also help replace funds that have been lost due to the overall loss of revenue due to declining student enrollment. The state of Colorado determines how much tax money can be collected by each school district to pay for public education. One of the key variables in the funding formula is student enrollment. The enroll- ment within the West Grand School District has gradually declined over the past 10 years from a high of over 500 students to its current level of approximately 425 students. That decrease equates to over $500,000 in tax money, which the district is not allowed to collect for its budget. If the ballot initiative is successful, the money will be used for general fund purposes. As stated in the ballot question, the money will be used to maintain small class sizes, vocational and ca- reer opportunities, advanced course offerings, quality staff, student activities and facility maintenance. Based on the most recent prop- erty tax assessment values provided by Grand County, the cost of this tax override equates to: $23.43 per year for a residence that has an assessed value of $200,000; $426.30 per year for agricultural land that has an assessed value of $1,000,000; $213.15 per year for commercial property that has an assessed value of $500,000. On this year’s ballot, this ballot initiative is titled: Referred Issue #3A, West Grand School District No. 1-Jt., Additional Mill Levy CON STATEMENT “NO SUMMARY WAS FILED BY STATUTORY DEADLINE.” ________________________________________________ DATE September 20, 2010 Linda Haynes, Designated Election Official West Grand School District No.1-Jt.