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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 20-99cQCQRESOLUTIONNO.20-99WHEREAS,the“HelpPreserveOpenSpaces”1999ConinuationInitiative”isacitizensefforttopreserveopenspace,naturalareas,wildlifehabitat,parksandtrailsbycontinuingtheexisting14centcounty-wideopenspacesalestaxto2018;andWHEREAS,LarimerCountyisoneofthefastestgrowingcountiesintheU.S.andopenspacesarerapidlydisappearingtodevelopment;andWHEREAS,thelossofopenspaceisaprimaryconcernofthecitizensofLarimerCounty;andWHEREAS,ifpassedbythevotersofLarimerCounty,“HelpPreserveOpenSpaces”willcontinuetoprovidemoneytothecitiesandtownsandLarimerCountyto:•Preservethemostimportantnaturalareas,openspace,wildlifehabitatandagriculturallandsthroughoutLarimerCounty.•Protectbuffersbetweencitiestomaintaincommunityidentity.•DevelopmorerecreationaltrailssimilartothePoudreRiverTrailandtheLakeEstesTrail.•ImproveoutdoorrecreationopportunitiesatHorsetoothMountainPark,HorsetoothReservoir,CarterLake,alongthePoudreRiver,andmore.•Reserveatleast15%oftheCounty’srevenueforlong-termmanagementofopenlands.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOthattheBoardofTrusteesherebysupportsthe“HelpPreserveOpenSpaces1999ContinuationInitiative”thatwillbeplacedontheNovember2,1999Ballot,andurgesitscitizenstovotefortheInitiativealso.INTRODUCED,READ,ANDPASSEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARKonthis/0dayof________________,1999.1TOW‘FESTESPARK,COLORADOayorClerk