About
Metropolitan districts are local governments that finance public improvements and provide services to promote the health, safety, prosperity, security, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the districts and the people of the state of Colorado. Metropolitan districts fill the gaps that may exist in services that other local governments will not provide, and the services residents may desire. The Eagle River Station Metropolitan District (the “District”) provides the following improvements and services: sanitation, water, street, safety, transportation, park and recreation.
Pursuant to the District’s Service Plan, approved by Town of Eagle on September 13, 2006 (the “Service Plan”), the District is authorized to incur $140,000,000 of debt and impose a maximum debt mill levy of 50 mills subject to adjustment, as defined in the Service Plan, for repayment of such debt. The Service Plan authorizes the repayment of debt from the following sources: ad valorem taxes, specific ownership taxes, fees, and all other legally available revenues as permitted by law.
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) governs the District. Board members are elected for four-year terms. During election years, the District must provide the Call for Nominations to the electors of the District noting the Board seats up for election. If an owner or resident would like to run for a Board seat up for election, he or she must submit a self-nomination form to the Designated Election Official by the applicable deadline as provided in the Call for Nominations. When a vacancy occurs on the Board between elections, an owner or resident may contact the District and request to submit a letter of interest to be appointed to Board. When an individual is appointed to the Board, the term for that appointment runs to the next regular election.
To qualify as a director of a district, a person must be an “eligible elector” which is defined as a registered voter of Colorado and either: (1) a resident of the District, or (2) the owner (or the spouse or civil union partner of the owner) of taxable real or personal property located within the District. A person who is under contract to purchase taxable property and is obligated to pay taxes prior to closing is also considered an “owner.”
The District files its annual report for the prior year with the Town of Eagle.
The following governmental entities overlap the District’s boundaries:
EAGLE COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EAGLE COUNTY CONTINGENCY FUND
EAGLE COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
EAGLE COUNTY PUBLIC WELFARE FUND
EAGLE COUNTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
EAGLE COUNTY RETIREMENT FUND
EAGLE COUNTY BOND REDEMPTION & INTEREST
EAGLE COUNTY INSURANCE FUND
EAGLE COUNTY OPEN SPACE
COLO MTN COLLEGE (CMC)
COLO MTN COLLEGE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
COLO MTN COLLEGE BOND FUND
RE50J SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUND
RE5OJ SCHOOL GENERAL FUND
RE5OJ SCHOOL CAPITAL RES. FUND
RE5OJ SCHOOL BOND FUND
RE5OJ SCHOOL ASBESTOS REMOVAL
TOWN OF EAGLE
EAGLE CEMETERY DISTRICT
GREATER EAGLE FIRE
GREATER EAGLE FIRE BOND FUND
GREATER EAGLE FIRE PENSION FUND
CO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION
EAGLE COUNTY CONSERV. DIST
EAGLE VALLEY LIBRARY DIST
EAGLE CTY HEALTH SERVICE
RE50J SCHOOL MILL LEVY OVERRIDE
MOUNTAIN RECREATION METRO DIST