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Basalt Regional Library District
Ballot Issue 3B
SHALL EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE50J
DEBT BE INCREASED $144 MILLION, WITH A
REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $233 MILLION AND
SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $18
MILLION ANNUALLY, AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF
SUCH DEBT BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES
PERMITTED BY STATE LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
IMPROVING SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, ·
INCLUDING SECURE ENTRANCES AND
SAFETY EQUIPMENT;
PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH MODERN ·
TECHNOLOGY TO GAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED
FOR TOMORROW’S JOBS AND CAREERS;
ADDRESSING THE MAJOR REPAIR BACKLOG ·
TO UPGRADE AND RENOVATE CLASSROOMS
AND BUILDINGS;
RENOVATING AND/OR RECONSTRUCTING ·
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT EAGLE VALLEY
MIDDLE SCHOOL, EAGLE VALLEY
ELEMENTARY, AND RED SANDSTONE
ELEMENTARY TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENT
POPULATION GROWTH AND PROVIDE
COMPARABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS TO
THAT OF OTHER DISTRICT SCHOOLS;
ADDING CLASSROOMS AND OTHER LEARNING ·
SPACES TO EAGLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TO
INCREASE INSTRUCTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
MATH AND OTHER CAREER SKILLS;
ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING ·
CLASSROOM SPACE AND IMPROVING
BUILDING QUALITY IN OTHER DISTRICT
SCHOOLS AND PROVIDING ACCESS IN AND
TO DISTRICT FACILITIES;
AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE ESTABLISHED
ANNUALLY AT A RATE 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), SUCH
DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS; SUCH BONDS TO BE
SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE
ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
SUCH SERIES, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND
WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW
AND AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING
PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS
PRIOR TO MATURITY WITHOUT A PREMIUM CALL;
AND SHALL THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT
OF SUCH BOND PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE
COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER
APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X,
SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR
ANY OTHER LAW?
YES NO
Ballot Issue 4A
SHALL BASALT REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
TAXES BE INCREASED $350,000 ANNUALLY FOR A
LIMITED SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD (WITH SUCH VOTER
AUTHORIZATION TO EXPIRE AFTER TAX
COLLECTION YEAR 2023), THROUGH A TAX LEVY
IMPOSED AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE
AMOUNT STATED ABOVE, WHICH TAXES SHALL BE
USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINING AND
MAINTAINING DISTRICT OPERATIONS AND
SERVICES, AND BUILDING RESERVES FOR
SCHEDULED CAPITAL MAINTENANCE?
YES/FOR NO/AGAINST
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