Reserve Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”) is a Title 32 Special District that has been established for the purpose of financing and installing street, park and recreation, water, sanitation, transportation, mosquito control, safety protection, fire protection, and television relay and translation improvements of the District, and all other improvements or services permitted by Article 1, Title 32, C.R.S. (collectively, the “Public Improvements and Services”), except as specifically limited by the District’s Consolidated Service Plan with Reserve Metropolitan District No. 2 for the District approved by the Town Council of the Town of Mt. Crested Butte on August 15, 2000, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Service Plan”).
The Public Improvements and Services are for the use and benefit of the residents and taxpayers of the District. The District is located in the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado (the “Town”). The District is a quasi-municipal political subdivision of the State of Colorado authorized to provide specialized services that the Town does not provide.
The District may not incur debt.
The District may assess an unlimited operations and maintenance mill levy.
The District must file an annual report to the Town Council, the Division of Local Government, the State Auditor, and the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder.
The District’s boundaries overlap with the boundaries of: the Town of Mt. Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Mt. Crested Butte Water & Sanitation District, Reserve Metropolitan District No. 2, Gunnison School District RE1J, Crested Butte Fire Protection District, Upper Gunnison Water District, Gunnison County Library District, Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District, and the Colorado River Water District.
If interested in serving on the District’s Board of Directors, please contact info@specialdistrictlaw.com for more information.
For information regarding the system or process to contact someone associated with the District during regular business hours and outside of regular business hours, please contact info@specialdistrictlaw.com.
House Bill 23-1105 Notice
NOTICE TO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RESIDENTS House Bill 23-1105 was enacted May 24, 2023 by the Colorado Legislature concerning the creation of task forces to examine issues affecting certain HOA homeowners’ and metropolitan district homeowners’ rights. The Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force is created in the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Real Estate, to examine issues confronting communities that are governed by the board of a metropolitan district, including tax levying authority and practices; foreclosure practices; communication with homeowners regarding metropolitan district processes and homeowners’ rights and responsibilities; and governance policies, including voting and elections. The Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force members are designated representatives as identified in House Bill 23-1105, to be appointed on or before November 1, 2023, by the Chair of the Colorado House of Representatives and by the Office of the Governor; with its first meeting to follow as soon as practicable after all members have been appointed. The Metropolitan District Homeowners’ Rights Task Force shall prepare an interim report by March 1, 2024, and a final report by June 15, 2024. C.R.S. Section 12-10-226.5(2)(b)(V) states that “A METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SHALL NOTIFY ITS RESIDENTS ABOUT THE TASK FORCE BEFORE THE TASK FORCE HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING.” To view the full language of House Bill 23-1105, please visit: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1105_signed.pdf
