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RESOLUTION NO. --lL--2005
SERIES of 2005
TITLE:
A RESOLUTION OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF THE ROCKY FLATS COLD WAR
MUSEUM AT THE FORMER PLANT SITE.
WHEREAS, the Santa Fe Operations Office of the U S Atomic Energy
Commission selected the Rocky Flats site for Project APPLE March 27, 1951, and
WHEREAS, the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant was built in 1951 in
northern Jefferson County to produce the essential components of nearly every nuclear
weapon in the U S arsenal as part of the nation's Nuclear Weapons Complex until
production ceased in 1989, and
WHEREAS, Rocky Flats was an important part of the local, national and
international history of the Cold War, the central conflict of the second half of the 20th
century in which two superpowers, the United States and the former Soviet Union,
developed nuclear weapons and political alliances to protect their interests, and
WHEREAS, Rocky Flats provided a variety of good, stable jobs and economic
development in the northwest Denver Metropolitan area for 50-some years during the
plant's operation and subsequent closure and cleanup, and
WHEREAS, the cities and counties near the plant were involved with emergency
response planning and annual exercises to be prepared in the event of accidental
contaminant releases from Rocky Flats, and
WHEREAS, conflicts surrounding the Rocky Flats' mission, activities and
potential health and environmental impacts on surrounding communities dominated
news media coverage for decades, which sometimes affected officials and residents
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Wheat Ridge
Section 1 That we support the concept of the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum
remembering workers, documenting the historic, scientific and environmental legacies
of Rocky Flats, and acknowledging the significant impact it had on nearby communities,
the state, the country and the world
Section 2. That we support the collection of Rocky Flats artifacts and oral
histories to preserve the multi-faceted history of this site
Section 3. That we support locating such a museum at the Rocky Flats site
where a wildlife refuge will be established
Section 4. That we acknowledge the potential for such a museum to be a tourist
attraction and center for research and education for nearby schools and colleges
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