On Tuesday, more than 80 cities and towns across Colorado held municipal elections. Results are as follows:

Mayors

Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan won a second term without opposition. In Lakewood, Adam Paul squeaked to a win over former state Rep. Ramey Johnson. Arvada Mayor Marc Williams defeated challenger Dave Chandler. Broomfield Mayor Randy Ahrens won another term, also without opposition. Longmont Mayor Dennis Coombs won another term over challengers Sarah Levison and Ron Gallegos. Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan likewise defeated challengers Chris Darr and Caleb Barcus. Edgewater elected Kris Teegardin as mayor without opposition. Louisville Mayor Bob Muckle and Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky both cruised to additional terms unopposed. Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams defeated former state Rep. Val Vigil for another term. Commerce City Mayor Sean Ford won against Jim Riddell and Gordon Hamby, and Federal Heights voters elected Daniel Dick as the city’s mayor in a crowded field.

Broadband

Municipal voters across Colorado sent a clear message by demanding better access to broadband service. Voters in 26 cities and towns decided ballot questions granting municipalities the ability to either provide broadband service or partner with the private sector to provide the service. All passed – most by wide margins. The 26 cities ranged in size from Thornton and Fort Collins to Ouray and Yampa. Eleven cities had approved similar broadband questions in earlier elections.

Transportation

Voters in Colorado Springs approved a nearly two-thirds of a cent sales-tax increase to fix city streets. Dedicated funds for transportation were approved in Bayfield, Bennett, Florence, Fraser, Greeley and Winter Park, but similar questions were rejected in Cedaredge and Cañon City.

Finance

Municipal debt issues faced voters in eight municipalities. Bennett voters approved $5.7 million for streets; Denver received the green light for $778 million for stock show and other improvements; $68 million in borrowing was approved for the Durango wastewater treatment plant; Ophir voters said yes to $150,000 for a broadband project; $5 million for transportation was approved in Rifle; and $31 million for street projects will move forward in Sheridan. Parker voters rejected $40 million in borrowing for parks.

Voters approved property-tax questions in Brookside, Jamestown, Ophir, Palmer Lake, Manitou Springs and Wray. Lodging taxes for marketing and tourism promotion passed in Denver (with funding for the stock show), Frederick, Johnstown and Ridgway. A lodging-tax question failed in Dacono.

A sales-tax increase to fund college scholarships was defeated in Denver.? Greeley extended an existing sales tax on groceries to pay for capital improvements. A sales tax earmarked for economic development incentives was extended in Pueblo. Breckenridge voters approved a ski-lift ticket tax.

Boulder voters approved a short-term rental tax, which will provide revenue for affordable housing programs. Boulder voters also approved an extension of a utility-occupation tax and an excise tax to support the city’s climate action plan.

Marijuana

Measures to allow sales and/or production tax on marijuana were approved in Commerce City, Georgetown, Hayden, Leadville, Log Lane Village, Lyons, Parachute, Pueblo and South Fork. Sterling and Milliken voters rejected retail marijuana sales.

Land use

Wheat Ridge voters narrowly approved a measure requiring a citywide vote to approve large-scale tax-increment financing projects. Boulder voters rejected measures that would have given neighborhoods veto power over certain city land-use decisions and new requirements to be imposed on future developments.

Avon voters approved the sale of a parcel of town property to be used in a redevelopment project. Denver and Adams County voters approved an intergovernmental agreement for commercial development near Denver International Airport.

Craig and Moffat County voters approved a joint marketing district to serve their corner of northwest Colorado.

Municipal governance

Greeley voters eliminated the city charter requirement that the public vote on retention of the city manager. Littleton will now have a mayor after voters approve changing the title of city council president to mayor. Boulder voters rejected a $10,000 annual salary for city council members.

A home-rule charter will be drafted for the town of Hudson. Voters gave the go-ahead and selected members of a city charter commission.

Lafayette voters said “no” to a ballot issue that would have allowed non-city residents to sit on boards and commissions. Approval was given in Lafayette for collective bargaining with firefighters. Lamar voters renewed a natural gas franchise with Atmos Energy.

The municipal election date has been changed in Brookside and Castle Rock following Tuesday’s vote. Both towns will hold their elections in November of even-numbered years.

A move to stop adding fluoride to municipal water in Hayden was rejected.

Bees

Pollination will get a boost in Fort Lupton, where voters said residents can keep beehives in their backyards.

Mark Radtke is a municipal research analyst at the Colorado Municipal League, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing 268 cities and towns at the state Capitol. CML thanks the municipal clerks who supplied election information for this roundup. Visit www.cml.org.