Timberline Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7B (Boulder County)

What it does

SHALL TIMBERLINE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR BY $1,200,000 AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS ANNUALLY THEREAFTER AS MAY BE RAISED BY AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY OF 6.0 MILLS, THE REVENUE THEREFROM TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIRING ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, MAINTAINING WILDFIRE MITIGATION SERVICES AND EMERGENCY RESERVES, AND SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL NEEDS?

A YES vote means

Timberline Fire Protection District would add a 6.0-mill property tax, raising $1,200,000 the first full year, to hire firefighters, keep wildfire mitigation and emergency reserves, and support operations and capital needs.

A NO vote means

Timberline Fire Protection District would not add the 6.0-mill property tax.

What it would cost

6 mills: $600 a year for every $100,000 of taxable value (a mill is $1 per $1,000). Taxable value is after exemptions such as homestead; your tax bill or property appraiser shows yours.

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

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

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 Timberline Fire Protection District.

Background

The Timberline Fire Protection District board, which serves parts of Gilpin and Boulder counties, set the ballot title for this 6.0-mill property tax increase in a resolution adopted September 1, 2026; that resolution cites an earlier board resolution of August 10, 2026, deciding to put the question to voters.

The Mountain-Ear reported that Fire Chief Paul Ondr told the board close to 90% of the additional money would go toward hiring firefighters, and that the district has discussed staffing an additional fire station rather than relying primarily on one staffed station.

According to the same report, the board considered phasing in three mills in 2027 and three more in 2028 but leaned toward asking for the full six mills at once to keep the ballot language simple.

Put on the ballot by Timberline Fire Protection District Board of Directors (ballot title resolution adopted September 1, 2026).

From official source.

In the news

• Timberline narrows ballot tax proposal · The Mountain-Ear

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Timberline Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7B mean?

Timberline Fire Protection District would add a 6.0-mill property tax, raising $1,200,000 the first full year, to hire firefighters, keep wildfire mitigation and emergency reserves, and support operations and capital needs.

What does a NO vote on Timberline Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7B mean?

Timberline Fire Protection District would not add the 6.0-mill property tax.

How many votes does Timberline Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7B 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 Timberline Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7B?

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.