Ballot Issue 7C: Allenspark Fire Protection District

The ballot question

SHALL ALLENSPARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $331,000 IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2027) AND BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY AN ADDITIONAL 5.3 MILLS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: REBUILDING DEPLETED RESERVES IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FOR OUR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, AND UPDATE AND REPLACE CRITICAL FIREFIGHTING AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (THE LAST MILL LEVY INCREASE WAS IN 2003). EXPAND STAFFING TO IMPROVE BOTH FIRE AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES THROUGH FIRE MITIGATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. IMPROVING FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES BY EXPANDING WATER RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DRY HYDRANTS AND INSTALLING WATER STORAGE TANKS AT KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?