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Election Summary Report
2015 El Paso County Coordinated Election
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races
*** FINAL OFFICIAL ***
11/16/2015
Registered Voters 349646 ‐ Cards Cast 145760 41.69%12:20:31PM
City of Colorado Springs ‐ 2C (Sales tax increase for roads)
Total
Total Votes 103125
YES 66746 64.72%
NO 36379 35.28%
City of Colorado Springs ‐ 2D (Revenue retention for parks)
Total
Total Votes 102911
YES 73119 71.05%
NO 29792 28.95%
20151103 Official Results Summary | Election Records | Election | Imported | 43584 | 11/03/2015 | 11/3/2015 |
ISSUE 2C - Sales tax increase for roads
SHALL CITY TAXES BE INCREASED $50,000,000 ANNUALLY BY LEVYING A
TEMPORARY 0.62% SALES/USE TAX FOR ROAD
REPAIRS/IMPROVEMENTS TO TERMINATE 12/31/2020, CONSTITUTING A
VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE EXEMPT FROM
SPENDING/REVENUE LIMITATIONS?
___ YES
____NO
If approved, the City of Colorado Springs shall be authorized to temporarily
increase its sales and use tax by 0.62% (6.2 pennies on a $10 purchase) for five
years to fund only road repairs and improvements, and be permitted to retain all
such revenues generated and to expend the same only for road repairs and
improvements, exempt from spending and revenue limitations. If this question is
approved, the existing sales and use tax rate of 2.5% established by the City
Code will be increased by 0.62% dedicated to road repairs and improvements to
make an effective City tax rate of 3.12% as of January 1, 2016. This tax will
sunset (expire) exactly five (5) years from the date of its implementation and will
not affect or apply to purchases of food for domestic home consumption,
prescriptions, residential utility bills or other items exempt from City sales and
use tax under the City Code. This temporary increase in sales and use tax
revenue will be placed in a dedicated fund to be used only for funding the cost to
repair roads and streets throughout all areas of the City, including cost of road
reconstruction where severe deterioration does not allow repair. None of the
additional sales and use tax revenue will be used to hire additional City
employees or purchase additional equipment for City road projects. The repair
work will be contracted out to the private sector.
ISSUE 2D - Revenue retention for parks
WITHOUT RAISING TAXES, SHALL THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BE
PERMITTED TO RETAIN AND SPEND UP TO $2,100,000 FOR PARK TRAIL
IMPROVEMENTS AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, THIS
AMOUNT BEING THE ESTIMATED 2014 REVENUES ABOVE THE 2014
FISCAL YEAR REVENUE/SPENDING LIMITATIONS?
___ YES
___ NO
If approved by the electors, the City of Colorado Springs shall be authorized to
retain and spend up to $ 2,100,000 only for the purposes of repair, renovation
and improvement to existing segments of priority multi-use park trails in the City,
which amount is the estimated amount by which 2014 fiscal year revenues
exceeded the 2014 Fiscal Year revenue and spending limitations set forth in
Article X § 20 of the Colorado Constitution and Section 7-90 of the City Charter,
often referred to as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights or TABOR. These revenues will
be earmarked and used only for repair, renovation and improvement to existing
segments of such trails in the City, which work will be contracted out to the
private sector. There is no tax increase of any kind associated with the measure.
These funds are intended to be used for work on existing segments of the
following trail corridors:
Homestead Trail
Palmer Mesa Trail
Pikes Peak Greenway
Rock Island Trail
Sand Creek Trail
Shooks Run Trail
Sinton Trail
Skyline Trail