HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1960-09-26f estzs ark, Larimer County, Colorado._ _ eea 26__, 19 60 .
Minutes of a reguLqr meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of
Estes Park on the 26th _day of _Sept
meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Br
A. D. 19_60_ at regular
Present: Mayor Protem Richard Snart Trustees: Ronald Brodie, Henry Darnels
William Grove, John Ramey
Also Present: Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk
Absent: Mayor Clarence A. Graves, Trustee Andy Jones
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meeting held on September 12 read and approved as read.
The Clerk reported tat he had met with Mr. Lawrence Bower of the State Highway
Department, together with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and State
Representative Ray Black, regarding the possibility of the Highway Department
constructing. additional three lane highway on Big Thompson Canyon. Mr. Bower
informed the Committee that the proposal was feasible and would be completed sub-
ject to the approval of the Highway Commission. The Clerk also reported that if
the Estes Park By -Pass were to be completed that Town officials would have to
appear and support the project at the Highway Commission meeting to be held in
November. The Board stated that the project would be discussed at the next
regular meeting.
In accordance with action of the Board of January 25, 1960, the Clerk presented a
lease submitted by the California Company proposing to lease the easterly 8 feet of
Lot 17, Hupp Addition of Block 6 to the Town for right-of-way for street purposes.
The lease was read in full. Whereupon, Trustee Dannels moved that the Mayor and
Town Clerk be authorized to execute the lease. Trustee Grove seconded the motion.
Upon roll call said motion unanimously carried.
Trustee Grove reported that the present lease of the Post Office Department expires
in 1961 and that the present property owners were negotiating for a renewal of the
lease. Trustee Grove stated that the negotiations appeared to be progressing
satisfactorily.
Trustee Ramey reported that the Airport Committee of the Chamber of Commerce had
met and are asking the Town to purchase the necessary land for the construction of
an airport.
Trustee Ramey reported that the Town had accepted new rights -of -ways for streets
in the University Heights Addition and that existing water service lines stop boxes
are located in the new rights -of -ways. The Board 'rnously instructed the Water
Department to change the location of these stop boxes at Town expense.
Mayor Protem Richard Snart reported that he had inspect44 the University Heights area
with the Water Superintendent and recommended that one new 4" fire plug be installed
in the area. The Board unanimously approved the recommendation.
There being no further business it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that
the meeting adjourn.