Three candidates running for Mountain Recreation District board

The Mountain Recreation District regular coordinated special district election is Tuesday, May 6, where voters will elect two Mountain Recreation District Board members. 

Mark Weinreich, Katie Coakley and Jerry Santoro are running for two open seats on the board of directors. The two candidates receiving the most votes will be elected to four-year terms. The newly elected winners will join Tom Pohl, Tom Edwards and Joanna Kerwin, whose terms expire in May 2027.

There are three polling places where voters may cast ballots or they can request a vote-by-mail ballot by filling out an absentee ballot (Mountainrec.org/board-election-information/). The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 4 p.m. on April 29. 

Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at the Edwards Field House at 450 Miller Ranch Road in Edwards; the Gypsum Recreation Center at 52 Lundgren Boulevard in Gypsum; or the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink at 1700 Bull Pasture Road in Eagle. Instructions for absentee ballots are included on the request form. 

Eligible voters must be registered to vote in general elections in Colorado and be:

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• A resident within Mountain Rec District boundaries; or
• A person (or spouse or civil union partner thereof) who owns taxable real or personal property in the District (whether or not such person resides within the District); or 
• A person who is obligated to pay taxes under a Contract to Purchase taxable property

For additional questions about the upcoming election, contact Cheri Curtis, the Designated Election Official with Marchetti & Weaver, LLC at cheri@mwcpaa.com or 720-210-9138.