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Council pauses plan to ask voters to change debt-cap charter language; refers matter to charter review commission
Summary
City of Littleton staff briefed the City Council June 10 on research into a potential ballot question to amend the city charter’s debt-cap provision and the council directed staff to refer the matter to the Charter Review Commission rather than put a question on the November 2025 ballot.
City of Littleton staff briefed the City Council June 10 on research into a potential ballot question to amend the city charter’s debt-cap provision. The research examined how Littleton’s cap is calculated now, how peer cities treat debt limits, and whether a November 2025 ballot effort would be appropriate.
Kathleen Osher, who led the staff research, told council: “These two items on your agenda for study session are paired really well together,” and summarized staff findings that many peer cities tie debt limits to actual property value rather than assessed value. Osher said staff had drafted sample language that would reduce the percentage limit and use actual…
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