HomeMy WebLinkAboutR87-11 Preserving Air Quality in ValleyRESOLUTION
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. F-7— //
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF EAGLE
COUNTY, COLORADO, IN SUPPORT OF DRAWING PUBLIC ATTENTION TO
THE NEED FOR PRESERVING AIR QUALITY IN EAGLE COUNTY'S
VALLEYS.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has
determined that an increase in local population has caused
increases in the level and kinds of air pollutants and
that reasonable attempts to reduce the air pollution must
be made; and
WHEREAS, the movement of air through Eagle County's
Valleys
is further
restricted
in cold times
of the year;
and
WHEREAS,
the use of
fireplaces and
woodstoves
have
contributed to the air pollution in the County's Valleys; and
WHEREAS, this resolution does not apply to dwelling
units which rely solely on fuel wood as their source of heat.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO, THAT:
1. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners
designates the President's Holiday Weekend on a trial basis
as a fireplace and woodstove smokeless weekend (February
14, 15, and 16);
2. All residents and visitors of the County's
Valleys shall be encouraged to refrain from using their
fireplaces and woodstoves during this weekend, in order
to protect and to draw attention to the need for preserving
Eagle County's Valleys' high quality mountain air.
INTRODUCED, READ AND APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this
9_
day of � �� -����- 1987, by the Board of
County Commissioners, County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
By and Through its
BOARD OF,-C�TY COMMISSIONERS
By 4Ria4d�G ohnnette Phi lips sj f n, rman
'Clerk of the Board of (/
County Commissioners
By:
Donald Welch, Commissioner__
BY / n�a e _ 4,
George,¢ates, Commissioner
Commissioner 0 seconded
adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having
been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Richard Gustafson?y
Commissioner Donald Welch
Commissioner George Gates
This Resolution passed by ���/,a�f�j� vote of the
Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle,
State of Colorado.