HomeMy WebLinkAboutR82-011 Eagle River Valley Air Quality PreservationRESOLUTION
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION No. 82- I/
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 THE UPPER EAGLE
RIVER VALLEY
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 air pollution must be made;
and
WHEREAS, the movement of air through the Upper Eagle
Valley is further restricted in cold times of the year; and
WHEREAS, the use of fireplaces has contributed to the
air pollution in the Upper Eagle Valley.
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 Presidents' Holiday Weekend on a trial basis as a fireplace
smokeless weekend;
(2) All residents and vistors of the developed areas
of the Upper Eagle River Valley shall be encouraged to refrain
from using their fireplaces during that weekend, in order to
protect and improve the air quality in the Upper Eagle Valley.
INTRODUCED, READ AND APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 8th
day of February, 1982, by the Board of County Commissioners,
County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
ATTEST:
By:
C rk to the BoKrd of
ounty Commissioners
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COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
By and Through its
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By:
Dale F. Grant, C airman
xei rroxel ; uorrnmi.ssioner
Dan Williams, Commissioner