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DISTRICT ELECTION MAY 6, 2025
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
§ 1-13.5-501, C.R.S.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of Independence Overlay Metropolitan District (the “District”), Elbert County, Colorado.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election for the District will be held on the 6th Day of May 2025, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms, and one (1) Director will be elected to serve a two-year term for the District.
Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors for the District may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Dianne Miller, the Designated Election Official of the District, at the offices of Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Sute 103E, Greenwood Village CO 80111, 303-285-5320, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on regular business days. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are also available and can be downloaded from the District’s website: https://www.independenceoverlaymd.colorado.gov/
Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms, or letters which meet the requirements of § 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., are to be returned to the Designated Election Official not less than sixty-seven (67) days prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2025. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2025. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form. A person who wishes to be a write-in candidate shall file an affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate with the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the sixty-fourth (64th) day before the election, which date is Monday, March 3, 2025.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for and return of absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election, which date is Friday, May 2, 2025.
INDEPENDENCE OVERLAY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: /s/Dianne D. Miller, Designated Election Official
For those interested in being on the Board of Directors please complete the self-nomination form located on Elections page.
The next Regular meeting of the Independence Overlay Metropolitan District's Board of Directors is TBD and will be held virtually via Zoom. The meeting notice, agenda, and Zoom details will be available on the "Meetings" tab of this website.
INDEPENDENCE OVERLAY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Pool and Community Center
Onsite Staff at the Community Center:
- Monday and Wednesday – 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Tuesday and Thursday – 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Saturday – 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Residents - Please visit the Community Center during these times to register for access to the facilities and to reserve the Community Room.
If you wish to inquire about available dates for facility rentals, you may email Front Range Recreation at independencedenver@gmail.com .
The Trash & Recycling service fee for 2025 is $206.64. Residents were invoiced for this fee in December 2024, and prompt payment is appreciated.