Vote YES on the Home Rule Charter in Superior
Have questions about Home Rule? Find the answers!
This is NOT a government website and is not meant to replace or replicate a site run or managed by the Town of Superior, Colorado.
Instead, this is a community-built and supported site from Superior residents and members of the Home Rule Charter Commission.
This is to promote Home Rule and show why Superior residents should vote YES on adopting the Home Rule Charter in the upcoming 2024 election.
Read the Home Rule Charter
At just 35-pages, the Superior Home Rule Charter document is meant to be accessible. This is not an all-encompassing, cumbersome document, but just the start of what all Superior will be able to do in the future to better its autonomy and prioritize resident voices.
A History of Home Rule in Colorado and Superior
Home Rule is nothing new in the State of Colorado, nor even to the Town of Superior.
In fact, 93% of all Colorado municipal residents live in towns with Home Rule. Some of the biggest examples include Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Pueblo with smaller examples including Louisville, Broomfield, Erie, Longmont, and Westminster. This is also not the first time Superior has thought about pursing Home Rule for the Town.
Here we offer a history lesson on Home Rule in the state, why it’s as Coloradan as green chili or the 14ers, and in Superior itself through past Board of Trustee actions and discussions.
The Advantages of Home Rule
Why is the Superior Board of Trustees proposing Home Rule now?
What is to be gained for the Town and Superior residents by approving Home Rule?
And why should you vote YES?
From municipal autonamy to government structure to taxes, Home Rule offers many advantages and here we’ll offer a deep dive into what some of these are.