On August 18 the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District board decided to place a measure on the ballot this November to remove the cap without increasing taxes. Voters in the District will see this measure on their ballots this fall.
The board would like to thank the residents for all of the public input and feedback received leading up to this decision.
If voters approve this ballot measure to waive the cap, the District will be allowed to collect and keep the full amount of tax revenue voters approved in 2018.
In Colorado, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) limits the amount of revenue the District may retain and spend without voter approval.
Removing this cap would require a ballot measure and voter approval: if approved, the ballot measure would not increase taxes.
Without additional revenue, emergency services and response will be impacted.
Emergency response times are a top priority, and this revenue is needed to ensure the District has the personnel and equipment to respond.
Costs for emergency response services continue to grow across the District, even as fire risk also increases.
Inflationary costs for preventing and responding to emergencies have increased more than 90% in some cases. Meanwhile, wildland fires in areas where grasslands and forests meet neighborhoods have become one of the biggest dangers in Colorado.
