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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEPURA RESOLUTION 2950RESOLUTIONNO.295ARESOLUTIONOFTHEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYTOENDORSETHEROCKYMOUNTAINNATIONALPARKBACKCOUNTRYANDWILDERNESSMANAGEMENTPLANWHEREAS,theEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthorityischargedwithassistingintheenhancementoftheeconomyoftheTownofEstesParkasoneofitsprimaryactivities,aswellastheimprovementofthecommunityingeneral;andWHEREAS,RockyMountainNationalParkisthesinglegreatestassettothetourism-basedeconomyoftheTownofEstesPark,inadditiontobeingamajoramenityavailabletothecommunityingeneral;andWHEREAS,thecontinuedexcellentandresponsiblemanagementofournaturalenvironmentwithinRockyMountainNationalParkisimportantinmakingtheParkthebestpossiblevisitorexperience,resultinginahealthyeconomicbasefortheTown.ResponsiblepreservationoftheParkforfuturegenerationsensurescontinuingeconomichealth;andWHEREAS,theDraftRockyMountainNationalParkBackcountryandWildernessManagementPlanisameanstowardsoundmanagementpracticetopreservethenaturalamenitiesandimprovethevisitorexperienceinRockyMountainNationalPark;andWHEREAS,theproposedwildernessboundarieswithintheParkaccommodateandprotectexistingandfuturedevelopmentneeds;andWHEREAS,itisrecognizedthatmuchofRockyMountainNationalParkhashistoricallybeenmanagedaswilderness.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYTHAT:TheEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthorityendorsestheDraftRockyMountainNationalParkBackcountryandWildernessManagementPlanasacomponentofresponsiblemanagementofthisinvaluableresource,forthebenefitofourvisitors,thecommunityandtheTownofEstesPark.ThisendorsementissensitivetotheconcernsandinterestsoftheMayorandstaffoftheTownofEstesPark.ADOPTEDthis18thdayofApril,2001.ESTESPARKUANRENEWALAUTHORITYChairmanATTE$:Secreta