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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution-1997-1583 RESOLUTION NO. 1583 Series of 1997 TITLE: A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE STATE LAND BOARD INITIATE A PROCESS TO DISCUSS THE USE OF STATE LAND PROPERTY ON THE BORDER OF WHEAT RIDGE AND ARVADA FOR RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE PURPOSES WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has worked diligently within the community to procure and develop sports fields, playgrounds, and open space for the use of the citizens of the city of Wheat Ridge; and WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge has worked cooperatively with the Jefferson County Open Space Commission and the R-1 School District to develop said facilities; and WHEREAS, the needs for recreational fields and open space have outstripped the space available within the City of Wheat Ridge to fulfill said need; and WHEREAS, the State Land Board does control a significant property resource on the north border of the city of Wheat Ridge and the south border of the City of Arvada; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Wheat Ridge city Council that the State Land Board is hereby requested to initiate a process to review and discuss the feasibility of utilizing State Land Board properties that fall on the northern border of Wheat Ridge and the southern border of the city of Arvada for recreational and open space purposes to provide a regional benefit to citizens in each of their respective communi ties and other adjoining communities. DONE AND RESOLVED this 10th day of February, 1997. .f)t;<~t ..../..-<L, DAN WILDE, MAYOR ATTEST: CLERK