HomeMy WebLinkAboutR90-103 endorsing valley wide light rail systemCommissioner (a �/�% 1�s�� moved adoption
of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 90--/0_3
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A VALLEY -WIDE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
WHEREAS, numerous cities and towns located in the Roaring Fork
Valley have created the Roaring Fork Forum ( "Forum ") to address
issues of valley -wide concern; and
WHEREAS, the Forum is interested in developing a balanced
valley -wide transportation system to protect the valley's health,
safety and economic welfare, and to preserve the valley's social
diversity, economic vitality and environmental quality.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Forum endorses
as critical, the implementation of a valley -wide light rail
system which:
* Will serve the primary population/ activity centers in the
valley, including the City of Glenwood Springs, the Town
of Carbondale, the mid - valley communities in the E1 Jebel
and Basalt areas, the Town of Snowmass Village, and the
City of Aspen;
* Will primarily serve local valley commuter and shopping
trips while also serving valley recreational trips;
* Will mitigate the negative construction impacts which
will accompany the widening of State Highway 82;
* Will serve the valley's long -term transportation needs in
an energy efficient manner;
* Will provide a reliable, realistic, and practical
alternative to driving an automobile;
* Will minimize environmental impact of valley
transportation system; and
* Will significantly contribute to energy conservation and
improved air quality.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED this -! day of October, 1990.
F. Johnnette P hillip
s,
Clerk to the Board of
County Commissioners
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
74- i�S�eAl7�
Donald H. Welch, Chairman
Commissioner seconded adoption of the
foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote
was as follows:
Commissioner
Donald H.
Welch
A
Commissioner
George A.
Gates
Commissioner
Richard L.
Gustafson
This resolution passed by x �Q vote of the Board of
County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
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