Nonprofit partnerships provide care, services and well-being for all
county residents.
This property tax supplemented an
existing mill levy to support developmental disabilities programs in
Boulder County. The tax brings total funding of developmental disability
programs to one mill
Funding from this tax pays to help people of all ages with cognitive and
developmental disabilities live fuller, more satisfying and more
independent lives.
The majority of funding supports
Imagine!, a local non-profit that
provides services such as:
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Education and therapy
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Work opportunities in the
community
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Recreational learning and
leisure activities
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Facilitation of
independent and group living
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Support for families that
care for their children at home
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Guidance in every day
living.
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What: 1.5-mill property tax (one mill to fund services
for developmentally disabled persons, 0.5 mills to Health and
Human Services)
Adopted by voters: 2002
Expires: n/a (perpetual)
Allocation restrictions:
incremental mill levy increase to bring County funding of developmental disabilities programs
up to 1 mill total funding; Remainder of funds
to be allocated to health and human services organizations to backfill state
cuts in funding
Estimated revenues in 2007: $7.4
million
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