The CO General Assembly established the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) in 1969 to work on what its name suggests. UDFCD includes Denver and parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Douglas and Jefferson Counties.
Everyone who pays property taxes in UDFCD has a line on their tax statement showing the UDFCD mill levy. According to the UDFCD website, the current mill levy for Boulder County is ½ mill. The legislature authorized up to 1 mill for UDFCD, but TABOR’s passage in 1992 has forced the mill levy to decrease. The projected increased cost to homeowners in 2019 under 7G is $1.97 per $100,000 of home value.
The UDFCD board of directors voted unanimously on August 16th to ask voters to remove the TABOR restrictions.
Recommendation: YES/FOR
TABOR acts like a set of handcuffs that impedes our financial flexibility. Colorado is the one and only state with TABOR rules. Other states, seeing the limits imposed on Colorado, have wisely chosen not to adopt rules similar to TABOR.
Website for the Yes Side – Citizens Protecting People, Property, and Open Space.
https://www.yeson7g.com/
Website for the No Side – Taxpayers Protecting Affordable Housing
http://noon7g.com/
Approved Ballot Language
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Ballot Issue 7G
SHALL URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $14.9 MILLION IN 2019 (RESULTING IN AN ANNUAL TAX INCREASE NOT TO EXCEED $1.97 IN 2019 FOR EACH $100,000 OF ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL VALUATION) AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM A LEVY NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 MILLS TO PAY FOR DISTRICT WORK IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING:
1. MAINTAINING EARLY FLOOD WARNING GAUGES TO PROVIDE POTENTIAL EVACUATION WARNINGS,
2. PROVIDING TRAILS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATIONAL ACCESS TO RESIDENTS BY PRESERVING THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND
3. REMOVING DEBRIS, GARBAGE AND OBSTRUCTIONS FROM STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS RESULTING IN REDUCED RISK TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, PROTECTING PROPERTY, AND RESTORING NATURAL BEAUTY;
WITH THE DISTRICT’S ENTIRE MILL LEVY RATE SUBJECT TO STATUTORY CAPS AND TO ADJUSTMENT TO OFFSET REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE ASSESSED VALUATION; AND SHALL ALL DISTRICTREVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT NOT WITHSTANDING ANY LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?
YES/FOR _______
NO/AGAINST _________
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District website
https://udfcd.org
August 2018 Board Meeting Packet to put 7G on the ballot. See pages 35-40.
https://udfcd.org/wp-content/uploads/uploads/bod/meeting%20materials/2018/August%202018%20Board%20Packet.pdf
Everyone who pays property taxes in UDFCD has a line on their tax statement showing the UDFCD mill levy. According to the UDFCD website, the current mill levy for Boulder County is ½ mill. The legislature authorized up to 1 mill for UDFCD, but TABOR’s passage in 1992 has forced the mill levy to decrease. The projected increased cost to homeowners in 2019 under 7G is $1.97 per $100,000 of home value.
The UDFCD board of directors voted unanimously on August 16th to ask voters to remove the TABOR restrictions.
Recommendation: YES/FOR
TABOR acts like a set of handcuffs that impedes our financial flexibility. Colorado is the one and only state with TABOR rules. Other states, seeing the limits imposed on Colorado, have wisely chosen not to adopt rules similar to TABOR.
Website for the Yes Side – Citizens Protecting People, Property, and Open Space.
https://www.yeson7g.com/
Website for the No Side – Taxpayers Protecting Affordable Housing
http://noon7g.com/
Approved Ballot Language
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District Ballot Issue 7G
SHALL URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $14.9 MILLION IN 2019 (RESULTING IN AN ANNUAL TAX INCREASE NOT TO EXCEED $1.97 IN 2019 FOR EACH $100,000 OF ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL VALUATION) AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FROM A LEVY NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 MILLS TO PAY FOR DISTRICT WORK IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING:
1. MAINTAINING EARLY FLOOD WARNING GAUGES TO PROVIDE POTENTIAL EVACUATION WARNINGS,
2. PROVIDING TRAILS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATIONAL ACCESS TO RESIDENTS BY PRESERVING THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND
3. REMOVING DEBRIS, GARBAGE AND OBSTRUCTIONS FROM STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS RESULTING IN REDUCED RISK TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, PROTECTING PROPERTY, AND RESTORING NATURAL BEAUTY;
WITH THE DISTRICT’S ENTIRE MILL LEVY RATE SUBJECT TO STATUTORY CAPS AND TO ADJUSTMENT TO OFFSET REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE ASSESSED VALUATION; AND SHALL ALL DISTRICTREVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT NOT WITHSTANDING ANY LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?
YES/FOR _______
NO/AGAINST _________
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District website
https://udfcd.org
August 2018 Board Meeting Packet to put 7G on the ballot. See pages 35-40.
https://udfcd.org/wp-content/uploads/uploads/bod/meeting%20materials/2018/August%202018%20Board%20Packet.pdf
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