Highlands-Mead Metropolitan District

The Highlands is a community of new homes in Mead, Colorado.

The Highlands is a community of new homes in Mead, Colorado. Mead is a family-friendly town perfectly situated in the heart of Northern Colorado. An easy commute to Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder, Longmont or Rocky Mountain National Park.

Mead's central and accessible location is attractive to residents and businesses alike. Mead is a vibrant, small community creating a buzz as one of the fastest-growing towns just north of Longmont and south of Loveland. This quaint little town of fewer than 5,000 residents includes many families who are attracted to the Mead's safe and friendly community, great schools, open space and parks, central location and available housing options at competitive pricing.

Metropolitan Districts

Metropolitan districts are local governments that finance public improvements and provide services to promote the health, safety, prosperity, security, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the districts and the people of the state of Colorado. Metropolitan districts fill the gaps that may exist in services that other local governments will not provide, and the services residents may desire. The Highlands-Mead Metropolitan District (the “District”) provides the following improvements and services: parks and recreation, safety protection, sanitation, storm drainage, solid waste disposal, street improvements, television relay and translation, transportation, mosquito control, fire protection, security, and water.

Pursuant to the District’s Service Plan, approved by Town of Mead on August 12, 2019 (the “Service Plan”), the District is authorized to incur $20,000,000 of debt and impose a maximum debt mill levy of 50 mills for the portion of debt which exceeds 50% of the District’s assessed valuation, subject to adjustment, as defined in the Service Plan, for repayment of such debt. The Service Plan authorizes the repayment of debt from the following sources: ad valorem taxes, specific ownership taxes, fees, and all other legally available revenues as permitted by law. 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) governs the District. Board members are elected for four-year terms. During election years, the District must provide the Call for Nominations to the electors of the District noting the Board seats up for election. If an owner or resident would like to run for a Board seat up for election, he or she must submit a self-nomination form to the Designated Election Official by the applicable deadline as provided in the Call for Nominations. When a vacancy occurs on the Board between elections, an owner or resident may contact the District and request to submit a letter of interest to be appointed to Board. When an individual is appointed to the Board, the term for that appointment runs to the next regular election.

To qualify as a director of a district, a person must be an “eligible elector” which is defined as a registered voter of Colorado and either: (1) a resident of the District, or (2) the owner (or the spouse or civil union partner of the owner) of taxable real or personal property located within the District. A person who is under contract to purchase taxable property and is obligated to pay taxes prior to closing is also considered an “owner.”

The District files its annual report for the prior year with the Town of Mead.