Mirabelle Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2

Election Notices, No. 1

Election Notices, No. 2

May 6, 2025 Election

 CANDIDATE BIOS

MAY 6, 2025 BALLOT MEASURE AND STATEMENT

Mirabelle Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) is holding a regular election on May 6, 2025.  This summary provides information on candidates and the local measure that will appear on your ballot. 

Summary of Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors

There are two seats on the Board of Directors of the District that are up for election this year.  In response to the Call for Nominations distributed by the District, the District received six self-nomination forms.  The candidates for these two positions, in the order their names will appear on the ballot are as follows:

·       Kristen Beshany

·       Richard Owens

·       Mark Hendrickson

·       Jane Jensen

·       Thomas J. Burbey

·       Jennifer Hepp

All candidates were invited to provide the District with a candidate statement.  The candidate statements received by the District’s stated deadline are posted on the District’s website.

Summary of Revenue Limit Issue

In the special legislative session held in August 2024, the Colorado Legislature passed HB24B-1001 (the “Bill”).  The Bill imposes a tax revenue growth limitation on local governments, including the District.  Specifically, the Bill limits operations and maintenance tax revenue that the District can collect annually, starting January 1, 2026, to no more than 5.25 percent  per year (with a carry-over provision that allows up to a total of a 10.5 percent increase spread over two years) over the highest annual revenue collected during the prior reassessment cycle.  For example, if the District had a base tax revenue in one year for operations and maintenance of $100,000, under this legislation, the maximum amount that could then be collected the next year would be $105,250.

The complete text of the signed Bill is available at the link below:

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024b_1001_signed.pdf. 

Operations and maintenance tax revenue is used to fund operations and maintenance services for public improvements within the District. Operations and maintenance services, include but are not limited to landscaping maintenance, snow removal, and administrative, legal, and accounting support costs.

Ballot Issue A, which will be on the ballot for the District, if passed, would allow the District to waive the 5.25 percent per year (or a total of a 10.5 percent increase spread over two years) limit on the amount of operations and maintenance tax revenue collected on an annual basis.  The exact ballot language is below:

SHALL MIRABELLE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 WAIVE THE 5.25% PROPERTY TAX LIMIT IMPOSED ON INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXATION BY SECTION 29-1-1702, C.R.S., IN ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 29-1-1704, C.R.S., AND BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL AMOUNT OF ALL TAXES, TAX INCREMENT REVENUES, TAP FEES, PARK FEES, FACILITY FEES, SERVICE CHARGES, INSPECTION CHARGES, ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, GIFTS, GRANTS OR ANY OTHER FEE, RATE, TOLL, PENALTY, INCOME OR CHARGE AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR CONTRACT TO BE IMPOSED, COLLECTED OR RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND IN ALL FISCAL YEARS THEREAFTER, SUCH AMOUNTS TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, THE LIMITS IMPOSED ON INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXATION BY SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S. IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR, OR ANY OTHER LAW WHICH PURPORTS TO LIMIT THE DISTRICT’S REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS OR AS IT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE, AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT?

What Your Vote Means

A “YES” vote on Ballot Issue A allows the District to keep and spend more money from tax revenue for operations and maintenance when tax revenue is collected above the 5.25 percent per year (or a total of a 10.5 percent increase spread over two years) limit.

A “NO” vote on Ballot Issue A means that the District will collect and retain tax revenue for operations and maintenance up to the 5.25 percent per year (or a total of a 10.5 percent increase spread over two years) limit over the highest annual revenue collected during the prior reassessment cycle.

Arguments For Ballot Issue A

·       The measure allows the District to keep up with inflationary costs and recover from economic downturns, to adequately maintain the District’s infrastructure such as parks, trails, open space, and other landscaped areas, and to build adequate reserves to enable the District to maintain and replace aging improvements.

·       The measure allows the District to spend tax revenues on operations and maintenance without increasing fees or reducing services provided.

Arguments Against Ballot Issue A

·       The 5.25 percent limitation is intended to prevent a spike in property taxes and prevent resulting burden in the future on taxpayers, which protections would be eliminated if the measure passes.

·       The 5.25 percent limitation is a simple, predictable limit that ensures modest growth, and the District should be able to meet the reasonable expenses of the District within this limit.