Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting. All meetings held in Station No. 1’s training room at 31 N. Washington Street, Cortez, Colorado.

Pension Board meeting will meet at 6:00 p.m. for their quarterly meeting. All meetings held in Station No. 1’s training room at 31 N. Washington Street, Cortez, Colorado.

Depending on where you are in Colorado, you will see a 54% to 78% solar eclipse.

The southeast corner of Colorado will see the greatest amount of totality with Springfield, Holly and Lamar seeing about 75% totality during the solar eclipse.

The northwest part of Colorado, including Grand Junction, Dinosaur, Craig and Steamboat Springs will see less than 60% totality on April 8.

Denver will reach 65% totality during the solar eclipse. The partial eclipse will begin in Denver at 11:28 a.m. and end at 1:53 p.m. with the max eclipse at 12:40 p.m. at 65% totality. The partial eclipse will last two hours, 25 minutes in Denver.

Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting. All meetings held in Station No. 1’s training room at 31 N. Washington Street, Cortez, Colorado.

Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting. All meetings held in Station No. 1’s training room at 31 N. Washington Street, Cortez, Colorado.

Pension Board meeting will meet at 6:00 p.m. for their quarterly meeting.

Cortez Fire Protection District will be providing an ASHI CPR / First Aid class on this date. The class will be held at Fire Station #1 training room at 31 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO. Enter through the red door on the right side of the large bay doors; the classroom is at the top of the steps. Cost is $60 per student. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Minimal class size is 10 and maximum is 25. A minimum number of 10 students are required to have the class. For more information, contact Cortez Fire Protection District.

Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting.

Pension Board meeting will meet at 6:00 p.m. for their quarterly meeting.

Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting.

Cortez Fire Protection District will be providing an ASHI CPR / First Aid class on this date. The class will be held at Fire Station #1, 31 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Minimal class size is 10 and maximum is 25. For more information, contact Cortez Fire Protection District.

The Cortez Library invites everyone to learn basic fire safety during this class. There will be a public demonstration of using fire extinguishers. For more information, contact the Cortez Public Library (970.565.8117) or Cortez Fire Protection District.

Cortez Fire Protection District will be providing an ASHI CPR / First Aid class on this date. The class will be held at Fire Station #1, 31 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Minimal class size is 10 and maximum is 25. For more information, contact Cortez Fire Protection District. Call to be put on a waiting list or check on other class dates.

Come join us at the Cortez Parade of Lights.

Cortez Fire Protection District Board of Directors’ meeting.

Come join us salute our veterans.

Cortez Fire Protection District will be providing an ASHI CPR / First Aid class on this date. The class will be held at Fire Station #1, 31 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Minimal class size is 10 and maximum is 25. For more information, contact Cortez Fire Protection District. Call to be put on a waiting list or check on other class dates.

The Cortez Fire Protection District is vital to the safety of the community and to ensure proper services are provided, additional funding through this ballot initiative is needed. The additional funding will assist in keeping fire fighters properly trained and compensated. It will also assist in keeping fire trucks up-to-date. The overall yearly cost to property owners is low and worth the sacrifice for the safety of the community. Support the Community by supporting this ballot initiative.

No one likes tax increases, but this is necessary to maintain essential and critical emergency services. The District has suffered losses in qualified personnel due to lack of competitive pay. The District is also in need of replacing and repairing emergency response vehicles and equipment. This ballot initiative is needed to address the District’s financial needs and the extra tax expense is outweighed by the peace of mind a properly funded Fire District creates.

This ballot measure provides necessary funds to extremely important aspects of the Fire District’s emergency services, personnel and apparatus. The additional tax revenue is needed to be competitive with regional fire service employees and will reduce turnover and new employee training costs. Employee retention leads to staff trained at a higher level. The additional tax revenue created by this initiative will support both personnel and equipment.

“Notice of Election to Increase Taxes and Debt on a Referred Measure”, 2023 Montezuma County Ballot Information Booklet, pgs. 6-7.

Pension Board meeting will meet at 6:00 p.m. for their quarterly meeting.