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Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Lorimer
County, ColoradoMeeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the. Zarsl........_
day of __UgUet___ ________ ______ A. D. 19..54 at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Clarence A. Graves
Present: Mayor Clarence A. Graves Trustees: R.C. Brodie, Henry Dannels,
Chas. Herzog, Jess Poling and George Watson.
Also Present: Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk
Absent: Trustee A.G. Fisk.
Minutes of the regular meeting held on August 9, read and approved.
Mrs. Elinor Hondius appeared before the Board, and explained that it
was becoming more difficult each year for the Woman's Club to maintain
the public library on a contribution basis, and ask that the Town
consider maintaining the library from gneeral taxis. The Board
stated that they would study the proposal.
Mr. Jess Caldwell appeared before the Board and stated that the present
garbage collection operations were inadequate and not workable and ask
tha.t.the Town set up new personnel and a new policy. Mr. Caldwell
also.ask Board approval for the use of the 40 acre feet of Big Thompson
water, to serve the area West of Pinewood acres, as referred to by the
Town.in a letter under date of June 10, 1947. No action was taxken
on either request at this time.
The Clerk presented a petition, signed by property owners, asking that
the Town change the course of the road known as Stanley Ave. The
matter was referred to the Street & Alley Committee.
In reviewing the Town Zoning Ordinance, the Board declared that the
required set-balsks and yard requirements must be complied with, even
though the property line might be the bank of the river or the center
of the river. '
Mayor, Graves reported that the Laundry -Mat on Elkhorn Ave. had again
made application for a loading zone. The Board denied the request.
Trustee Poling introduced the following Resolution and moved that it
be adopted.
RESOLUTION
Be IT RESOLVED that the petition for the annexation of certain
territory adjacent to the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, and which
property is contiguous to the Town, and which annexation is designated
as "South St. Vrain Addition to the Town of Estes Park, Colorado",
be accepted; and be it further resolved that the Town Clerk publish
a notice in regard to said petition for annexation as required by
Section 293, subsection 4, Chapter 163, 1935 Colorado Statutes
Annotated.
Trustee Dannels seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion
carried and said Resolution adopted by the following vote: Those
voting "Yes" Trustees Brodie, Dannels, Herzog, Poling and Watson.
Those voting "No" none.
Trustee Watson reported on the monthly meeting of the Light & Power
Committee. The Board approved the recommendation of the Committee
that a concrete floor safe be installed in the Town Hall.
Trustee Dannels reported on the meeting of the Water Committee. The
Board approved the recommendation that action be started to establish
a road for ingrees and egress to the Black Canyon water headworks.
The Street & Alley committee was authorized to open negotiations with
the State Highway Dept. for possibilities of a by-pass r•� d thu Town.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
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Town Clerk