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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
HULSEY
RESOLUTION NO.
518
Series of 1977
TITLE: RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE EXPANDED USE OF COUNTY OPEN
SPACE FUNDS TO INCLUDE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ACQUISITIONS, OPERATIONS,
MAINTENANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, the voters of Jefferson County on November 7, 1972, approved
a County-wide one-half of one percent (~ of 1%) sales tax for the purpose of
planning, acquiring, and preserving Open Space real property for the use and
benefit of the citizens in Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, the use of these tax funds did not include development, main-
tenance, and operational costs for Parks and Open Space areas acquired under
this program; and
WHEREAS, it has become evident that the County government and the
various municipalities need financial assistance in developing, operating,
and maintaining the Open Space areas acquired;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
\~eat Ridge hereby endorses and supports the expanded use of Open Space funds
to include Parks and Open Space development, maintenance, and operational costs
as well as acquisition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Jefferson County Open Space Committee
be urged to support and recommend a ballot proposal for the amendment to the
Open Space Act in such a manner as to give local jurisdictions the option of
whether its County Open Space allocations shall be utilized for acquisition,
maintenance, operations, or development purposes at the sole discretion of the
local jurisdiction.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to
immediately transmit certified copies of this Resolution to all members
of the County Open Space Committee, the Open Space Director, and to the mem-
bers of the City Councils of all other Cities and Board of County Commission-
ers of Jefferson County.
DONE AND RESOLVED by a vote of
day of June, A. D. 1977.
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