Library Elections Results

1. Alamosa/Southern Peaks Public Library:  Lost

1% sales tax increase (shared among agencies, including library)

Yes 1,106 – 44%; No 1,294 – 56%

2. Basalt Regional Library District (Eagle and Pitkin counties):  Won both

$11 million bond issue

Yes 1,989 – 64.4%; No 1,100 – 35.6%

.55 mil levy increase (from 2.06 to 2.61)

Yes 2,111 – 67.9%; No 996 – 32.1%

3. Berthoud Public Library (Larimer/Weld):  Won

1.9 mil levy increase (previously municipal funding + .5 mil – from .5 to 2.4)

Yes 1,113 – 59.5%; No 759 – 40.5% (Larimer)

Yes 7 – 50%; No 7 – 50% (Weld)

4. Dolores County Public Library:  Won

1⁄2 mil increase (from 1⁄2 mil to 1 mil) for operations

De-brucing included

Yes 638 – 62.9%; No 376 – 37.1%

5. Durango Public Library:  Won

1⁄4 cent sales tax for bond issue for new library site/building

City of Durango already de-bruced so applies to the library

Yes 4,770 – 85.4%; No 815 – 14.6%

6. Eagle Valley Library District:  Lost both

1.25 mil levy increase (from 2.74 to 4)

Yes 3,744 – 41.7%; No 5,227 – 58.3%

$25 million bond to expand three libraries

Yes 3,338 – 38.3%; No 5,385 – 61.7%

7. Fort Collins Public Library:  Won

Establish library district, including 3 mil levy

Yes 41,331 – 64%; No 23,256 – 36%

8. Garfield County Public Library System New Castle Library District :  Won

Retain previously approved .25% sales tax that will now be transferred to fund new library district

Yes 9,132 – 62.1%; No 5,579 – 37.9 %

1 mil to fund new library district, which will include relocation and expansion of Glenwood Springs Library, plus expansion of Carbondale, Rifle, Silt (including improvements), Parachute/Battlement Mesa, Wilt, and New Castle libraries – produces $2.5 million a year for 20 years, then sunsets; also includes operations/maintenance and de-brucing

Yes 10,250 – 71.8%; No 4,024 – 28.2%

9. John C. Fremont Library District (Florence):  Won

De-brucing

Yes 1,228 – 70.3%; No 612 – 29.7%

 

10. Montrose Regional Library District:  Won

.83 mil increase, sunsets after 5 years (for Capital Facilities District for Naturita)

Yes 33 – 80.5%; No 8 – 19.5%

11. Rangeview Library District (Adams County):  Won (99.4% reporting)

2.261 mil increase (from 1.386 to 3.627)

Yes 36,701 – 54.37%; No 30,802 – 45.63%

12.  Town of Superior: Lost

3.4 mils to create library services/building

Yes 879 – 35.3%; No 1610 – 64.7%

13. Upper San Juan Library District (Pagosa Springs): Lost

1.5 mil levy increase (from 1.5 to 3)

Yes 2,042 - 45.3 %; No 2,469 – 54.7% 

14. West Routt Library District (Hayden):  Won