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EPURA RESOLUTION 288
00RESOLUTIONNO.288ARESOLUTIONOFTHEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYENDORSINGCOLORADOLOCALGOVERNMENTASITEXISTSANDOPPOSINGPROPOSEDAMENDMENT21TOTHECOLORADOCONSTITUTIONWHEREAS,theEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthorityisapublicentitychargedwithimprovingthephysicalandeconomicwell-beingoftheTownofEstesPark,aresponsibilityittakesveryseriously;andWHEREAS,theEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthorityfunctionswithintheframeworkofourFederalsystemandthesystemoflocalgovernmentestablishedbyourfoundingfatherstoprovideessentiallocalservices,whichhasbeenrefinedoverthepasttwohundredyears;andWHEREAS,thesuccessandeffectivenessoftheEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthorityisdirectlyproportionaltothehealthofotherlocalgovernmententitieswithwhichitworksandtheirabilitytofunctioninanunencumberedmannerandtoeffectivelydothejobtheywerecreatedtodo;andWHEREAS,theproposedAmendment21totheColoradoConstitutionwillinhibitlocalgovernmentinColoradobysystematicallyerodingtheresourcesavailabletoprovideessentialservicestoitscitizensandinthecaseofmanyspecialpurposedistrictssharplyreduceorentirelyeliminatetheirservices;andWHEREAS,thetaxeswhichsupportthecurrentlevelofservicesinagivenlocalityareinplacebecauseofconsciousdecisionsmadebylocalvotersandlocalelectedofficials.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYTHAT:Intheinterestofcontinuingtheefficientprovisionofessentiallocalgovernmentservicesandtherightoflocalvoterstodeterminetheappropriatelevelofservicesintheircommunity,theEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthoritygoesonrecordasbeinginstrongoppositiontoproposedAmendment21totheColoradoConstitution,whichwouldreduceoreliminateservicesintheareasoffireprotection,lawenforcement,libraries,schools,highwayandmasstransitprojects,correctionalfacilities,andotherspecialdistrictservicessuchasemergencyandhospitalcare,water,andsoilconservation.ADOPTEDthis2Ot1dayofSeptember,2000ESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYChairmanS