What does a YES vote on Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D mean?

Estes Valley Fire Protection District would add a sales tax of up to 0.5%, excluding groceries, starting January 1, 2027, raising $3,500,000 a year, for wildland firefighting, equipment and vehicles, and volunteer firefighter training.

What does a NO vote on Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D mean?

Estes Valley Fire Protection District would not add the sales tax of up to 0.5%.

Should I vote yes or no on Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D?

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.

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.

Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D (Larimer County)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 3:57 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Only voters in this district

What it does: SHALL ESTES VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($3,500,000.00) DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A SALES TAX BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027 NOT TO EXCEED 0.5% (50 CENTS ON EACH $100 DOLLARS), UPON EVERY TRANSACTION IN THE DISTRICT WHICH THE STATE IMPOSES A SALES TAX (EXCLUDING GROCERIES AND OTHER EXEMPT ITEMS); FUNDING FROM THE SALES TAX WILL BE USED FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: · MAINTAINING WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES TO INCLUDE SPECIALIZED AND/OR UPGRADED EQUIPMENT AND FIREFIGHTER TRAINING; · MAINTAINING FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE AND REPLACING AND/OR UPGRADING FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES, COMMUNICATION METHODS, SAFETY GEAR AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS; · FUNDING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTING GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAMS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND OVERALL PROGRAM SUPPORT. AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT SALES TAX REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW?
A YES vote means: Estes Valley Fire Protection District would add a sales tax of up to 0.5%, excluding groceries, starting January 1, 2027, raising $3,500,000 a year, for wildland firefighting, equipment and vehicles, and volunteer firefighter training.
A NO vote means: Estes Valley Fire Protection District would not add the sales tax of up to 0.5%.
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 Estes Valley Fire Protection District.

Background

At its June 29, 2026 meeting, the Estes Valley Fire Protection District board heard results of a community survey of 376 residents on a possible half-cent sales tax and voted unanimously to direct staff to do the work needed to put a 0.50% sales tax question on the November 2026 ballot, according to the minutes.

Per the minutes, survey findings highlighted wildfire response, maintaining volunteer firefighter response times through communication system improvements, and the district's volunteer firefighter model, and the board estimated election participation would cost $100,000 to $150,000.

The board's July 27, 2026 agenda included a resolution calling the November 3 special election on levying the sales tax and appointing a designated election official.

Put on the ballot by Estes Valley Fire Protection District Board (direction June 29, 2026, unanimous; election resolution on July 27, 2026 agenda).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D mean?: Estes Valley Fire Protection District would add a sales tax of up to 0.5%, excluding groceries, starting January 1, 2027, raising $3,500,000 a year, for wildland firefighting, equipment and vehicles, and volunteer firefighter training.
What does a NO vote on Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D mean?: Estes Valley Fire Protection District would not add the sales tax of up to 0.5%.
How many votes does Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D 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 Estes Valley Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6D?: 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.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Larimer County ballot.

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