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Home My WebLink About2008 Tabor NoticePresorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit #90 Glenwood Spgs, CO Teak J. Simonton Eagle County Clerk & Recorder P. O. Box 537 Eagle, CO 81631 TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS ELECTION MATERIAL TOWN OF RED CLIFF Referendum 2A SHALL THE TOWN OF RED CLIFF, COLORADO, ACTING THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE A LODGING TAX OF UP TO 3 PERCENT ON THE LEASING OR RENTING OF ROOMS OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS IN LODGING FACILITIES BY SHORT TERM VISITORS AND GUESTS PROVIDED ALL REVENUES GENERATED BY SUCH TAX SHALL SOLELY BE USED FOR RECREATION AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE TOWN OF RED CLIFF? Those if favor of this ballot question say: Our community is hoping to provide more funds for recreation and public improvements by approving this tax on accommodation and short term rentals in Town. This pro- posed tax only impacts businesses that have short term rental accommodations in the Town of Red Cliff. Our community is in need of improvements to our streets, road, parks and other public areas. This tax mechanism provides a new revenue source for building a better community. Those against this ballot question say: No comments were ﬁ led by the constitutional deadline. FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 2008 – COUNTY OF EAGLE – STATE OF COLORADO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION PRECINCTS: POLLING CENTERS: PRECINCTS: POLLING CENTERS: #1 Red Cliff Town Hall, 400 Pine St., Red Cliff #11 McCoy Community Center, 26 McCoy Rd., McCoy #2, 12, 13 & 14 Donovan Park Pavilion, 1600 Frontage Rd., Vail #15 & 19 Avon Municipal Building, 400 Benchmark Rd., Avon #3 Minturn Town Hall, 302 Pine St., Minturn # 17 & 18 Eagle-Vail Pavilion, 538 Eagle Rd., Eagle-Vail #4 Homestead Court Club, 400 Homestead Dr., Edwards #20 & 21 Singletree Community Center, 1010 Berry Creek Rd., Edwards #5 & 16 Eagle County Building, 500 Broadway, Eagle # 22 & 28 Edward’s Elementary School, 122 Miele Lane, Edwards #6 & 9 Gypsum Town Hall, 50 Lundgren Blvd., Gypsum # 23 & 26 Eagle County Road and Bridge Bldg. #7 Basalt Town Hall, 101 Midland Ave., Basalt #27 & 30 Brush Creek Pavilion #8, 24 & 25 Eagle County Community Ctr., 20 Eagle County Dr., El Jebel # 29 Berry Creek Middle School #10 Burns Baptist Church, 22545 Colorado River Rd., Burns 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 28th, 2008. Early voting will be available at the drop off locations listed below from October 20th through October 31st on weekdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 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: Ofﬁ ce of the Clerk and Recorder Ofﬁ ce of the Clerk and Recorder Ofﬁ ce 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 4, 2008 Election Type: Polling Place Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. QUESTIONS: 970-328-8728 OR 1-800-225-6136 EXT. 8715 (From the Roaring Fork Valley) ALL REGISTERED VOTERS ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES AND TO INCREASE DEBT ON A REFERRED MEASURE Election date: November 4, 2008 Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local election ofﬁ ce address and phone number: Designated Election Ofﬁ cial: Tari Williams, 0766 Industry Way, Carbondale, CO 81623; telephone number 970-384-4978 Coordinated Election Ofﬁ cial: Teak Simonton, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 537, 500 Broadway, Eagle, CO 81631; telephone number 970-328-8710 Ballot title and text: Ballot Issue 4A SHALL ROARING FORK TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (“RFTA”) TAXES BE INCREASED $7,576,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY BY A 0.3% (THREE CENTS ON EACH $10 DOLLAR PURCHASE) SALES AND USE TAX LEVIED IN THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE AND A 0.4% (FOUR CENTS ON EACH $10 DOLLAR PUR- CHASE) SALES AND USE TAX LEVIED IN THE REMAINDER OF RFTA, IN BOTH CASES ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 UPON EVERY TRANSACTION OR OTHER INCIDENT ON WHICH A SALES OR USE TAX IS LEVIED BY THE STATE (WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION)(THE TAX RATE INCREASE IS LOWER IN CARBON- DALE BECAUSE EXISTING RFTA TAXES ARE HIGHER IN CARBONDALE); AND SHALL RFTA DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $44,555,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $99,162,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF: • ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EQUIPPING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, BUS STATIONS, BUS STOPS AND PARKING AREAS AND FACILITIES • ACQUIRING BUSES AND OTHER TRANSIT VEHICLES, AND • PROVIDING ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM; ON THE DATE OF THIS ELECTION, A SEPARATE BALLOT QUESTION IS BEING SUBMIT- TED TO THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SILT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SILT JOIN- ING RFTA, THE IMPOSITION OF A 0.4% RFTA SALES AND USE TAX IN THE TOWN OF SILT, AND THE DEBT DESCRIBED IN THIS QUESTION AND, IF THE VOTERS OF THE TOWN OF SILT APPROVE SUCH QUESTION, THE TOTAL FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR IN- CREASE FOR RFTA TAXES AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION AND THE TOWN OF SILT QUESTION COMBINED WILL BE $7,655,000 THE DEBT AUTHORIZED BY THIS QUESTION TO CONSIST OF REVENUE BONDS PAYABLE FROM ANY LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES OF RFTA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RFTA SALES AND USE TAXES, VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, FARE REVENUES, TAXES AND OTHER MONEYS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH PITKIN COUNTY, EAGLE COUNTY, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF RFTA, SERVICE CONTRACT REVENUES, AND STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS; WHICH BONDS SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAIN SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCON- SISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF RFTA MAY DETERMINE; SUCH TAXES TO BE IM- POSED CONCURRENT WITH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN RFTA AND CARBONDALE CONCERNING THE USE OF RFTA TAXES PRE- VIOUSLY AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED IN CARBONDALE; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS THEREON AND ON THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS BE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE THAT RFTA MAY COLLECT, RETAIN AND EXPEND WITHOUT LIMITATION UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLO- RADO CONSTITUTION (TABOR) OR ANY OTHER LAW? Actual historical and current estimated ﬁ scal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 1 2004 (actual) $16,495,101 2005 (actual)2 24,756,504 2006 (actual) 26,472,407 2007 (actual) 30,592,643 2008 (current year estimated) 31,106,040 Overall percentage change in ﬁ scal year spending over the ﬁ ve year period from 2004 through 2008:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.58% Overall dollar change in ﬁ scal year spending over the ﬁ ve year period from 2004 through 2008: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,610,939 Estimated 2009 ﬁ scal year spending without taking into account the tax increase au- thorized by Ballot Issue 4A:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27,219,395 Estimated 2009 tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 4A3: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,576,000 Information regarding bonded debt proposed by Ballot Issue 4A: Principal amount: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$44,555,000 Maximum annual repayment cost:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,361,700 Maximum total repayment cost:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99,162,000 Information regarding current bonded debt4: Principal balance: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Maximum annual repayment cost:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Maximum remaining total repayment cost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Summaries of written comments ﬁ led with the election ofﬁ cer: The following summaries were prepared from comments ﬁ led by persons FOR Ballot Issue 4A: • A yes vote on 4A will provide RFTA with funding it will use to substantially improve transit services. It will allow RFTA to issue up to $44.55 million in bonds that will pay for new equipment and facilities. • A yes vote on 4A will pay for 15 new low-ﬂ oor buses for RFTA. • A yes vote on 4A will allow RFTA to increase the frequency of its bus service on Highway 82 from about every 30 minutes to about every 10 minutes during peak hours. Service during the midday will be about every 15 minutes. Two more round-trips per day will be added to the 1-70 Grand Hogback bus service. • A yes vote on 4A will pay for signal priority improvements and bus bypass lanes, at key congested intersections on Highway 82, making travel by bus faster. • RFTA’s maintenance facilities are overcrowded. A yes vote on 4A will enable RFTA to construct additional maintenance facility capacity, so that its services can grow to keep up with rapidly growing ridership caused by higher gasoline prices. • A yes vote on 4A will allow RFTA to signiﬁ cantly improve bus stops at 14 locations from New Castle to Aspen. • A yes vote on 4A will pay for modern technology that can track the location of buses throughout the region and provide passengers with bus arrival time infor- mation at major bus stops. • A yes vote on 4A will pay for streamlined fare collection equipment that will speed up the boarding process and make traveling by bus faster. • The region’s economy depends on RFTA’s transit services to transport visitors, resi- dents, and employees from where they reside to where they work and play. A yes vote on 4A will allow RFTA to keep up with increased ridership and provide a more affordable transportation option as gasoline prices continue to rise. • RFTA transit services take thousands of cars off of the road each day and make commuting easier, safer, and more affordable. • RFTA transit services need adequate funding because they are good for the envi- ronment and the help to conserve energy. The following summaries were prepared from comments ﬁ led by persons AGAINST Ballot Issue 4A: • No comments were ﬁ led by the constitutional deadline. (Footnotes) 1 Fiscal year spending includes amounts expended by the Roaring Fork Transporta- tion Authority for voter-approved revenue changes. 2 In 2004, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority voters approved a sales tax increase for Roaring Fork Transportation and the Town of New Castle joined the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. The ﬁ rst full ﬁ scal year of this additional revenue is reﬂ ected in the Fiscal Year Spending for 2005. 3 If the separate RFTA related question is passed by the voters of the Town of Silt, the aggregate 2009 dollar increase would be $7,655,000. 4 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) does not have any current bonded debt outstanding; however, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is contractually obligated to pay amounts equal to the debt service on certain bonds issued by Pitkin County, Colorado, outstanding in the amount of $6,670,000 in principal bal- ance with $679,310 maximum annual repayment cost and $9,483,463 maximum remaining total repayment cost. Pitkin County issued these bonds to purchase equipment and facilities that are being used by RFTA.