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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 30-20RESOLUTION30-20ESTESPARKWOMEN’SMONUMENTWHEREAS,decadesofhardworkandstruggletosecuretherightformostwomentovoteonalllocal,state,andfederalmattersculminatedonAugust18,1920withtheratificationofthe1gthAmendmenttotheUSConstitutionwhichextendedsuffragebypreventingstatesfromdenyingcitizenstherighttovoteonthebasisofsex;andWHEREAS,theyear2020marksthecentennialanniversaryoftheformationoftheLeagueofWomenVotersandthefirstpublicelectionswheremostwomeninallstateswerepermittedtovote;andWHEREAS,anumberofdynamicpioneerwomencontributedinnovation,confidenceandleadershipintheformation,development,andeconomicvitalityofbothRockyMountainNationalParkandtheTownofEstesPark.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO:TheMayorandBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstesPark,bythisResolutionandPublicRecord,doherebyexpressprofoundrespect,appreciation,andhonorfortheHistoricWomenofEstesPark,andsupportthecommunityeffortstoraisefundsandinstallpublicartcommemoratingthecontributionsofmultiplehistoricwomenfrommultipletimeperiodsintheformativehistoryofEstesPark,andfurthermoresupportsthecreationoftheEstesParkWomen’sMonument(arepresentationalbronzestatue,associatedwomen’sstoriesandassociatedstoneelements)tobeplacedinBondParkoralongtheRiverwalkbetweenthechildren’splaygroundand220EastElkhornAvenue.DATEDthisZCdayofATTEST:Tov9ClerkAPPROVEDrat2020.TOWN0’MayorASTOFORM:TownAttorney