Election 2022: North Weld County Water district mill levy lags in early vote tally

LUCERNE — A ballot measure to increase taxes in the North Weld County Water District to raise up to $5 million annually was trailing in early vote tallies Tuesday.

Ballot Issue 7A would impose a tax levy of 5 mills to raise funds for administration, operations, maintenance, public-improvement costs and other expenses.

The district has struggled with capacity issues for treatment and delivery of water, amidst rapid population growth and expansion of dairies in recent years.

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In vote tallies from the Weld County Clerk & Recorder, as of 8:30 p.m., 2,596 votes were in favor, and 6,669 against, for a total of 9,265. In Larimer County, the measure also trailed, with 146 in favor and 359 against out of 505 votes..

Christopher Wood

Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.