Boulder $400 million recreation and safety general obligation bond
Boulder · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
SHALL CITY OF BOULDER DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $400,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST UP TO $650,000,000, AND SHALL CITY TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $32,500,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, OR REPLACEMENT OF COMMUNITY RECREATION, SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS, SUCH AS: I) THE SOUTH BOULDER RECREATION CENTER, INCLUDING A LAP POOL; II) THE NORTH BOULDER RECREATION CENTER, INCLUDING AQUATICS AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO CO-LOCATE WEST AGE WELL SENIOR CENTER; III) FIRE STATIONS (TO SUSTAIN EMERGENCY AND WILDFIRE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES); IV) A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING FOR POLICE AND 911 SERVICES; V) PENFIELD TATE II MUNICIPAL BUILDING; AND VI) THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER (TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, SUCH AS SNOW REMOVAL, UTILITY MAINTENANCE, AND CITY STREET OPERATIONS); IN ORDER TO SUPPORT RECREATION, SAFETY, AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES; THROUGH THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT, WITH SUCH DEBT CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE; AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO THE RATE, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS LISTED ABOVE, TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); AND SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT AND RESERVES AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED FROM SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT WITHOUT LIMITATION OR CONDITION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Boulder Ballot Issue 2K would let the city borrow up to $400,000,000 through general obligation bonds, with a maximum repayment cost of up to $650,000,000. City taxes would rise by up to $32,500,000 a year to repay the debt through property taxes. The money would pay for the South Boulder Recreation Center with a lap pool, the North Boulder Recreation Center, fire stations, a new public safety building for police and 911 services, the Penfield Tate II Municipal Building, and the Municipal Service Center. A YES vote approves the debt and the tax. A NO vote means the city does not take on this debt or add these taxes.
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