PUBLIC NOTICE
Crowley County School District RE-1J
Request for Comments on Ballot Issue 5A

Pursuant to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), Crowley County School District RE-1J is providing notice of the following ballot issue that will be presented to the voters at the election to be held on November 4, 2025:

CROWLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1J BALLOT ISSUE 5A: BONDS

SHALL CROWLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1J DEBT BE INCREASED FROM ZERO DOLLARS UP TO $11.92 MILLION WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $23.4 MILLION WITH NO DEBT CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING FOR THE DISTRICT, AND SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $1.1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING, AND IMPROVEMENT COSTS OF:

A NEW BUILDING TO INCLUDE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) CLASSROOMS AND WORKSPACE, VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CLASSROOMS AND WORKSPACE, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM/WRESTLING AREA, A WEIGHTROOM AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY USE, AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND TRACK,

BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, PERMIT REDUCTION, AND BE ISSUED AT SUCH TIME AND PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR), AND CONTAINING TERMS CONSISTENT WITH THIS BALLOT MEASURE AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DETERMINES; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED WITHOUT LIMIT AS TO THE MILL RATE TO GENERATE AMOUNTS, NOT TO EXCEED THE ABOVE AMOUNTS, SUFFICIENT IN EACH YEAR TO TIMELY PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS?

_____ YES/FOR
_____ NO/AGAINST

As part of the TABOR notice process, registered voters within Crowley County School District RE-1J are invited to submit comments regarding this ballot issue until Friday, September 19, 2025, at 4:30 PM. Comments received will be included in the official TABOR notice mailed to all voters.

Community members may submit their comments or feedback in one of the following ways:

Email: juan.ramirez@cck12.net
Mail: Crowley County School District RE-1J, ATTN: Juan Ramirez, 1001 Main Street, Ordway, CO 81063
In Person: Ward Central Office Building, 1001 Main Street, Ordway, CO 81063

All comments must be received by the statutory deadline to be considered for inclusion in the TABOR notice.

For questions, please contact the district office at (719) 468-9962.

Dated this 29 day of August 2025.

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