The Colorado Municipal League is reporting that more than 140 smaller cities and towns will be holding spring regular elections. All will be held either on April 1 or 8, with the exception of Lone Tree, which holds its election in May. Forty-seven municipalities are cancelling their elections (25 percent); two years ago it was the same percent-age, and in 2010 a third of all municipalities cancelled elections.

Green Mountain Falls will also hold a special election in May for voters to consider the repeal of an ordinance establishing a town manager and also to recall two trustees.

Summary

Following is a summary of ballot measures CML is aware of around the state:

TABOR excess revenue retention — Crawford and Mead

Debt — Erie, $6.2 million for a police station and municipal court building; Keenesburg, $960,000 for street improvements; Lyons, $995,000 to match a FEMA community disaster loan; Pagosa Springs, $18 million for a community recreation center; Ridgway, $1.9 million for street improvements; and Wellington, $2.4 million for a town park

Easing legal publication requirements — Buena Vista, Gilcrest, Ignacio, Manzanola, Palisade and Parachute

Term limits — Basalt, clarify how term limits are applied; Morrison and Starkville, remove; Parachute, extend

Sales tax — Bayfield, 1 percent for street improvements; Deer Trail, increase the tax by $18,000 for town operations; Estes Park, 1 percent for municipal services; Keenesburg, 1 percent for town operations; La Veta, .5 percent for museum and street improvements; Montrose, .3 percent for its recreation district; Pagosa springs, 1 percent for the community recreation center debt question

Property tax — Bow Mar, 10 mills for various street improvements

Lodging tax — Kersey, impose one; Naturita, continue an existing one

Marijuana tax — Black Hawk, 5 percent; Dillon, 5 percent; Fruita, 5 percent; Larkspur, 5 percent; Mancos, occupation tax; Silverton, 1 percent sales and 3 percent excise tax

Marijuana, whether to allow — Collbran, De Beque, Fruita, Larkspur, Palmer Lake and Red Cliff

Growth — Berthoud, annexation of a specific property and an initiative requiring certain future annexations to be granted only through an election

Miscellaneous items

There are a variety of interesting miscellaneous measures on local ballots:

• Dear Trail, approval to shoot at drones

• Granada, sell its municipal electric utility to Southeast Colorado Power Association

• Hartman, reduce the town board size from seven to five

• Lochbuie, change its election date from April to November

• Montrose, broadband distribution

• Nederland and Pagosa Springs, compensation for the mayor and trustees

• Silverton, to allow ATVs on municipal streets

CML is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1923 that represents the interests of 267 cities and towns. For more information on the Colorado Municipal League, visit www.cml.org or call 303-831-6411.