Three Estes Valley area special districts – the Estes Valley Fire Protection District, the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, and the Park Hospital District – will hold elections on Tuesday, May 6, for seats on their boards of directors.
Special districts are local governments, which include counties, municipalities, school districts, and other types of government entities or political subdivisions such as “authorities” and “special districts.”
Colorado law limits the types of services that county governments can provide to residents. Special districts are created to fill the gaps that may exist in the services counties provide and the services the residents may desire. The majority of districts draw their boundaries in unincorporated county land, but residents of a municipality may be included in one or more districts.
Voters registered in Colorado who live in or own property within each taxing district may vote that district’s ballot if the property they own in the district is in their name or in the name of their spouse or civil union partner. The property can not in the name of a partnership, corporation, or trust. Voters can verify their registration status with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office by clicking here.
At BallotTrax, voters can receive notifications about the status of their mail ballots, from the time their County Clerk and Recorder mails the outgoing ballot to when their mailed ballot is received and counted.
To learn more about the elections and special districts, click here for the Estes Valley Voice Special District Election Guide.
Estes Valley Fire Protection District
This will be a polling place election, with the option of obtaining an absentee ballot. Voting will be at the Estes Valley Community Center, lower level, 660 Community Dr., on Tuesday, May 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Three board positions for 4-year terms and two board positions for 2-year terms will be filled.
The candidates for the three 4-year terms are Scott Dorman, Steven Ferrante, Jon “Hippy” Smith, and Jeff Robbins..
The candidates for the two 2-year terms are Christopher Buser, Robert H. Foster, Ryan S. Leahy, Joshua Leeds, and Sandra Ellen Smith.
To view the YouTube recording of the Estes Valley Voice candidate forum, click here. (Scroll to about the 30-minute mark to begin this portion of the forum’s recording.)
Sarah H. Luetjen is the designated election official. To contact the DEO, call 303-218-7207 or email sluetjen@cegrlaw.com. For more information, click here.
Estes Valley Recreation and Park District
This will be a polling place election, with the option of obtaining an absentee ballot. Voting will be at the Estes Valley Community Center, lower level, 660 Community Dr., on Tuesday, May 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Two board positions to serve 4-year terms will be filled.
The candidates are Dan Derman, Aaron Dorman, and Derek Vinge.
To view the YouTube recording of the Estes Valley Voice candidate forum, click here.
Heather Drees is the designated election official. To contact the DEO, call 970-480-1359 or email heather@evrpd.com. For more information, click here.
Park Hospital District
Ballots are being mailed to all eligible voters and can be returned by mail through the U.S.P.S. or placed in the drop box marked “Arapahoe County Official Ballot Box arapahoevotes.gov” at the Estes Park Hospital, 555 Prospect Ave., through May 5, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on May 6 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ballots that are returned by mail must be received by 7 p.m. on May 6.
Two board positions to serve 4-year terms will be filled. The candidates are Tim Cashman, Thomas E. Leigh, Max Salfinger, Ralph Strickland, and Janet E. Zeschin.
To view the YouTube recording of the League of Women Voters of Estes Park’s candidate forum, click here.
Sarah Shepherd is the designated election official. To contact the DEO call 303-482-1002 or email info@ccrider.us.
For more information, click here.