HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-108 Supporting Passage of CVPRD Ballot Issue 6A 10-13-2021RESOLUTION N0.21-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
FIRESTONE, COLORADO, SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF CARBON
VALLEY PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT'S BALLOT ISSUE 6A
CALLING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY INCREASE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF A RECREATION CENTER, OUTDOOR WATER PARK,
TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS ALL LOCATED IN FIRESTONES
CENTRAL PARK AND A SENIOR CENTER FITNESS ROOM FOR THE
EXISTING SENIOR CENTER.
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Carbon Valley Parks and
Recreation District ("District") adopted Ballot Issue 6A for consideration at the general election
held on November 2, 2021, which ballot issue calls for District taxes to be increased by $2.5
million dollars annually commencing in 2022 through the imposition of a property tax mill levy
in the amount of 2.7 mills to fund capital and operational costs; and
WHEREAS, for asingle-family home valued at $400,000, the mill levy increase would be
approximately six dollars per month or approximately seventy-seven dollars a year; and
WHEREAS, such monies will be used to construct and operate within the Town of
Firestone's Central Park, a 30,000 square foot Recreation Center which will include a fitness
studio, weight and cardio room, full gymnasium including a walking/jogging track, locker rooms,
child care center, and a community room; and
WHEREAS, adjacent to the Recreation Center, there shall be an outdoor Water Park with
slides, a splash pad, children's pool, leisure pool, lap pool along with shade cabanas, locker rooms,
and a dedicated food truck location; and
WHEREAS, adjacent to the Recreation Center and Water Park there shall also be Tennis
and Pickle Ball Courts; and
WHEREAS, the existing Senior Center facility in the Town of Frederick will be expanded
to include a Senior Fitness Room; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Firestone ("Town") finds that passage
of Ballot Issue 6A will provide the monies for the construction and operation within the Town's
Central Park a Recreation Center, outdoor Water Park and Tennis and Pickle Ball Courts and a
Senior Center Fitness Room for the existing Senior Center all of which will benefit the health,
welfare, and wellbeing of citizens of all ages within the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Campaign Practices Act, C.R.S. 145417 authorizes the Town's
Board of Trustees to pass a resolution taking a position of advocacy regarding any ballot issue and
reporting and distributing such resolution through the Town's customary means which information
is provided to the public.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO:
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The Board of Trustees of the Town of Firestone is in support of and strongly urges all
registered electors to vote "YES" at the November 2, 2021 election on Ballot Issue 6A, calling for
the imposition of a 2.7 mill increase to the Carbon Valley Parks and Recreation District's tax to
fund the construction and operation of a Recreation Center, outdoor Water Park and Tennis and
Pickle Ball Courts all to be located within the Town's Central Park and the addition of a Senior
Fitness Room to the existing Senior Center.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED this 13th day of October, 2021.
ATTEST:
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TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO
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