supports allowing the state to retain excess revenue and invest in public education and transportation.

supports no added investment in public education and transportation.

Without raising taxes Proposition CC provides more money for critical investment in Colorado's infrastructure and public education. Proposition CC simply allows the state to keep the money it collects.

Proposition CC erodes taxpayer protections established in TABOR.

Citizens Project supports Proposition CC, which facilitates equitable state funding for public education and other public services.

WITHOUT RAISING TAXES AND TO BETTER FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TRANSIT, WITHIN A BALANCED BUDGET, MAY THE STATE KEEP AND SPEND ALL THE REVENUE IT ANNUALLY COLLECTS AFTER JUNE 30, 2019, BUT IS NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED TO KEEP AND SPEND UNDER COLORADO LAW, WITH AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT TO SHOW HOW THE RETAINED REVENUES ARE SPENT?

supports the City of Colorado Springs in retaining excess collected revenue to improve designated parks, sports, and trails improvements.

supports refunding a nominal amount of money, about $31 per household, to each taxpayer, with no added investment in parks, sports/cultural facilities, and trail improvements.

2B provides an important $7 million to improve safety and quality of our city parks. This contributes to Colorado Springs' national reputation for being a top place to raise a family and live.

The parks department is adequately funded and the citizens need tax relief.

WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY EXISTING TAX, SHALL THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BE PERMITTED TO RETAIN AND SPEND UP TO $7,000,000, THE ESTIMATED 2018 FISCAL YEAR REVENUE ABOVE THE 2018 FISCAL YEAR REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS, SOLELY FOR THE FOLLOWING PARKS, SPORTS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS: • REPAIR, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ACACIA, ANTLERS, MONUMENT VALLEY, PALMER AND PANORAMA PARKS • REPAIR, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ALAMO SQUARE/PIONEERS MUSEUM • REPAIR, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENTS TO COTTONWOOD CREEK BASEBALL FIELDS, LEON YOUNG SPORTS COMPLEX, BOULDER PARK SPORTS COURTS AND THORNDALE PARK SPORTS COURTS • TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS TO HOMESTEAD, MESA, SANDCREEK AND LEGACY LOOP TRAILS • REPAIR AND REPAVING OF EVERGREEN AND FAIRVIEW CEMETERY PARKING AREAS • PREPARATION OF COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN FOR COLEMAN PARK , AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, CHARTER, OR CITY ORDINANCE OR CODE LIMITATIONS THAT MAY OTHERWISE APPLY?

supports increasing sales tax to invest in arts and heritage in Manitou Springs.

retains the current sales tax rate in Manitou Springs.

No official comments were received.

No official comments were received.

SHALL THE CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS SALES AND USE TAX BE INCREASED BY AN ESTIMATED $400,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2020 AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2035, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE CITY’S SALES TAX RATE FROM 3.6% TO 3.9% AND THE CITY’S USE TAX RATE FROM 3.5% TO 3.8%, SUCH ADDITIONAL 3/10THS OF 1% IN TAX REVENUE TO BE COLLECTED RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE OR EXPENDITURE LIMIT CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER LAW, 66% OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH INCREASE TO BE ALLOCATED TO A SPECIAL FUND, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATIONS AT THE CARNEGIE BUILDING, MANITOU ART CENTER, MANITOU SPRINGS HERITAGE CENTER, MIRAMONT CASTLE, AND THE HIAWATHA GARDENS PROPERTY AND THE REMAINING 34% OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH INCREASE TO BE ALLOCATED TO A SPECIAL FUND, FOR DISTRIBUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH AWARDS AND GRANTS TO FOSTER THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE WITHIN THE CITY OF MANITOU SPRINGS?

supports funding the bond at an estimated cost of $35 per month for the average business owner.

supports no change in funding for D38 schools.

This bond will fund a much-needed 650-seat elementary school and restore Bear Creek Elementary to functioning as a middle school. The district is growing at a rapid rate and this will address overcrowding.

Building one school is not enough to address projected growth. Current capacity can be handled with additional portable classrooms.

SHALL LEWIS-PALMER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 38 DEBT BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $28.985 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $45.25 MILLION, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $6.510 MILLION ANNUALLY, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF: CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN JACKSON CREEK; SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR REDEMPTION PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3%, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT ICONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AND ANY BONDS ISSUED TO REFINANCE SUCH BONDS AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, PROVIDED THAT SUCH LEVY SHALL NOT PRODUCE REVENUE WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ABOVE?