2025 Coordinated Election

SHALL THE CITY OF ASPEN TAXES BE INCREASED $4.75 MILLION IN 2026 AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS AS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL CITY SALES TAX AT A RATE OF .30% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026, AND SHALL THE CITY SALES TAX OF .30% APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2012 AND EXTENDED BY APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS IN 2016 AND 2020 (WHICH EXISTING TAX IS ALSO EXPECTED TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $4.75 MILLION IN 2026, FOR AN AGGREGATE OF APPROXIMATELY $9.50 MILLION), CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026, WITH EACH SUCH TAX CONTINUING THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2031, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ASPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRIOR BALLOT QUESTIONS; AND SHALL THE REVENUE FROM SUCH SALES TAX AND EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE CITY AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

YES/FOR _______________                                          

NO/AGAINST______________

2.    City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2B – Debt for Lumberyard Affordable Housing Project

SHALL CITY OF ASPEN DEBT BE INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000,000, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST NOT TO EXCEED $152,550,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE LUMBERYARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; SUCH DEBT TO BE ISSUED IN THE FORM OF MUNICIPAL REVENUE BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION, WITH SUCH TERMS, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE HEREAFTER APPROVED BY COUNCIL, PAYABLE FROM THE CITY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE REVENUE OF THE CITY, WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN TAXES, AND TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUE AND INTEREST FROM THESE BONDS AS A VOTER-APPROVED CHANGE TO THE CITY’S REVENUE LIMITS UNDER COLORADO LAW, ALLOWING THE CITY TO USE THESE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT OR ANY REFUNDING THEREOF?

YES/FOR__________                                                         

NO/AGAINST__________

3.    City of Aspen Ballot Question 2C – Amendment to City Charter – Replace Gender Specific Terms with Gender Neutral Terms 

SHALL ORDINANCE NO. 09, SERIES OF 2025, BE APPROVED?  ORDINANCE NO. 09, SERIES OF 2025, IF APPROVED, AMENDS THE CITY OF ASPEN CHARTER, SECTIONS 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.2, 4.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 7.1, 7.2, 8.2, 9.12, and 9.13 TO REPLACE GENDER SPECIFIC TERMS WITH GENDER NEUTRAL TERMS.

YES__________                                     

NO__________

See City of Aspen Ordinance 9, Series of 2025

TABOR NOTICES  

1.    City of Aspen TABOR Notice for the 2025 Coordinated Election

2.    City of Aspen Debt Notice for 2025 Coordinated Election

A Copy of the Ballot and additional election information can be found on the Pitkin County Website at www.pitkinvotes.com