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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 11-1200RESOLUTIONNO.11-12ARESOLUTIONSUSPENDINGUTILITYFEESFORVICTIMSOFTHEWOODLANDHEIGHTSFIREWHEREAS,onJune23,2012,twenty-sevenEstesValleyresidentsweredevastatedbytheWoodlandHeightsfirethatdestroyedtheirhomesanddisplacedallofthosefamilieswhoarepartofourEstesParkcommunity;andWHEREAS,eachofthefamiliesaffectedbythisdevastatingeventareworkingtowardsrebuildingtheirhomesandtheirlivesduetotheunfortunateeventsoccurringonthatday;andWHEREAS,duetonofaultoftheirown,thesefamiliesarerequiredtocontinuetopayongoingexpensesfortheirhomesincludingwaterbillsandelectricbillseventhoughtheycurrentlyarenotstayingintheirhomes;andWHEREAS,theTownBoardofTrusteesservesastheBoardofDirectorsfortheTownofEstesPark’stwoutilitiesandhastheauthoritytomodifyelectricandwaterchargesunderspecialcircumstances;andWHEREAS,theTownBoardofTrusteeswishestoaideachofthesefamiliesintheirrebuildingeffortstobeginnewmemoriesandmoveforward.NOWTHEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARKasfollows:1.ThemonthlyminimumchargesforwaterandelectricityforthosehomesburnedintheWoodlandHeightsFireshallbesuspended.2.ThesuspensionoftheminimumchargesshallberetroactivetoJune23,2012.3.ThesuspensionofminimumchargesshallbeeffectiveuntilAugust1,2013,untilserviceisrestored,orbyfurtherorderoftheBoardofTrusteeswhicheverfirstoccurs.Datedthis23dayofOc4mhia_f,2012ATTEST:C—•.p00.-TjinClerkMayor1