Colorado Mountain College’s property tax measure takes an early lead

Colorado Mountain College’s property tax measure takes an early lead

A ballot measure that would allow Colorado Mountain College to set its mill levy above the state property tax limit is taking an early lead, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s Office. Early results for the college’s special taxing district show 71.1% of votes in favor of ballot measure 7C (31,661 votes) and 28.9% of votes in opposition (12,869 votes), as of 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. “The early results show a tremendous amount…

Western Slope voters approve Colorado Mountain College’s property tax ballot measure

A ballot measure allowing Colorado Mountain College to set its mill levy above the state property tax limit was passed by a decisive majority of voters on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s Office. As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, ballot measure 7C was passing with 71.3% of the vote in favor (35,830 votes) and 28.7% in opposition (14,413 votes). Colorado Mountain College President Matt Gianneschi said the college was …

Lafayette voters leaning toward support for Ballot Issue 2C, early election results show

Early election results Tuesday showed a majority of Lafayette voters have said yes to Ballot Issue 2C, a measure that would fund improvements to three city projects through a property tax increase. As of 10:45 p.m., 53.2% of the vote was in favor of the ballot measure, and 46.8% was against. The ballot measure asked voters to authorize a $74 million increase to the city’s debt through a general obligation bond, a cost that would be funded by a p…