Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7G (Adams County)

What it does

SHALL THE BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WAIVE THE 5.25% PROPERTY TAX LIMIT (WITHOUT INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES) FOR ALL FUTURE PROPERTY TAX YEARS, TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES, ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF EXISTING FACILITIES, INCLUDING: (I) ATTRACTING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING EXPERIENCED FIRST RESPONDERS, AND MITIGATING COSTLY TURNOVER RATES; (II) MAINTAINING THE FIRE ENGINES AND OTHER APPARATUS AND IMPLEMENTING A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE FOR APPARATUS TO REDUCE BREAKDOWNS, ACCIDENTS, AND DOWNTIME; AND (III) ADDRESSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FIRE STATION PROJECTS; AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?

A YES vote means

The Bennett Fire Protection District would waive the 5.25% property tax limit for all future years without raising property taxes, for staffing, firefighting equipment and other operating and capital needs.

A NO vote means

The Bennett Fire Protection District would stay subject to the 5.25% property tax limit.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the Bennett Fire Protection District.

Background

Bennett Fire Protection District No. 7, which operates as Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue and serves about 9,000 residents across roughly 365 square miles of Adams and Arapahoe counties, says a 2024 state law limiting growth in retained property tax revenue to 5.25% a year reduced its effective levy from the voter-approved 13.152 mills to about 9.0 mills.

The district estimates that difference at about $4 million a year and says the waiver would keep the 13.152-mill rate with no increase while letting it retain that revenue for staffing, apparatus replacement and station maintenance.

A separate measure on the same ballot, Issue 7F, asks for a 0.75% district sales tax; the district's brief describes outcomes if both, one or neither pass, and says two fire station replacements remain needed regardless.

The Adams County TABOR notice states that no written comments for or against this measure were filed by the constitutional deadline.

Put on the ballot by Bennett Fire Protection District No. 7 board (resolution not located online).

From official source 1, official source 2, official source 3.

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Also on Adams County ballots

• North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6A — Repeal Unused Debt Authorization
• North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6B — Prohibit Funding Of Multiple Fiscal Year Non-Debt Agreements Outside Of Voter Established Operations And Maintenance Tax Limitation
• North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6C — Prohibit Funding Of Capital Projects Outside Of Voter Established Operations And Maintenance Tax Limitation
• North Range Metropolitan District No. 3 Ballot Issue 6D — Reduce Existing Maximum Annual Operations And Maintenance Taxation Authorization
• Adams County Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6E
• Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7F

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7G mean?

The Bennett Fire Protection District would waive the 5.25% property tax limit for all future years without raising property taxes, for staffing, firefighting equipment and other operating and capital needs.

What does a NO vote on Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7G mean?

The Bennett Fire Protection District would stay subject to the 5.25% property tax limit.

How many votes does Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7G need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Bennett Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7G?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.