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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Community Development 1994-05-05. I AGENDA Community Development Committee Thursday, May 5, 1994 8:00 A.M. 1. Advertising Report 2. Museum Report 3. Elk Center - Discussion 4. Review of Telecommunications Task Force Report 5. Reports Conference Center Other -- "â€¢ '-1~~~TLRI*::93/ 22-6. e ...,Pe"Aki3(311'r:IMIte nita-g-===. The Committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the agenda was prepared ' Community Development Committee Advertising Report 5/5/94 1. Tables I and II demonstrate the current level of requests for information. A. Table I shows that we are ahead-of all previous years, and 7.5% ahead of last year witÂ© 9, 543-$ackets having been mailed as of the end of April. <26=;-4- B. Table II shows that we are well ahead of-al-1--previous-.-years, and 21.5% ahead of 1993 with having handlqt13,223 calls_,hs of the end of March. 2. National editorial coverage of the Estes Park area this spring: 2 5' A. Midwest Motorist article on Classic Hotels includes the Stanley Hotel. (March issue) B. Michigan Living article "Mountain Meander" featuring Rocky G Mountain National Park. (March issue) C. Better Homes & Gardens article on soft adventure in the Rockies featuring Rocky Mountain National Park. (March issue) D. Nationa~2Zl{2Â£313-r)f;lt~*ng thelÂ·399,j:~7~~et-i~ its May calendar. E. Cut and copy line on playing through the elk in Golf Digest (March issue) and: F. Outdoor Photographer "favorite location" article featuring Rocky. (April issue) G. Colorado Daily annual Boulder' s "Best of" contest lists Rocky as Best two-hour getaway, Estes Park was also mentioned; then Students Choice of Best two-hour getaway lists Estes Park as first, followed by Vail, then Rocky. /3. May Insert - 182,000 copies will be inserted in the daily papers in Boulder, Longmont, Loveland, Greeley, Fort Collins, Cheyenne and Estes Park this next weekend (most-are-SUYia*--578-insertions) . /4. liew State Vacation Guick 350,000 copies for 1994 ~~~ndividual property advertising, Chadber=adveetising,_and_.town-41vertising. 1 k t Estes Park Packet Requests Estes Park Advertising Program 39,543 40' 38,202 , 9-4.t.,1 36,784 4 - + m.im.* /Cla/<Ji fy, Ag ~35' 31,968 4%42 349 1%5 30 -/ ...... .-. 4 - A-1 26,778 9%4 g 25=4 -- -22,7.99.*n"F~~~lr+ -: 6 ~ * 1 1% \ A % 32*31-*t= 1 8 2oy-*; '4 **~2~1 1. \ \ 44* 444 0 # 149 1.14 V - - 19.-4 44 r- 2%*~;2 11! 0/ AH,wy *A:m,N 7~RRM**P C 1 1 1 1989 1991 1993 1990 1992 1994 TABLE I: Year-to-Date April 30 2 Estes Park Telephone Inquiries Estes Park Advertising Program 13,223 12,494 Â»2221Â«. \ t 41 0,881 ~~ / 791 74 9,916 8,090 , 1 # , Ill 6,103 13 'hi 4 IT \ -4 4; t~-%~Ifilt{ ti--4 -* .14 Ni Z 49 , 1989 1991 1993 1990 1992 1994 TABLE 11: Year-to-Date March some of the same history. Built in 1890, Mount Stephen Hall (at 4 -1 - eight years after Canadian Pacific sur- right) at Banff Springs 4 - veyor Tom Wilson discovered azure Hotel is super luxuri- Lake Louise, the recently refurbished OUS. M N - 8 - -0'Â·. 23.4 f 9 JAZ Chateau is as feminine as the Banff :â€ž Springs is masculine. National Park. Hop on a f, -1 1 0,, r 1/ 1 1, L N The setting is simply stunning. The horse and follow moun- U i I j..i .,. 11 narrow, snow-white hotel stretches tam trails, hike to the tea r'I * T i. across one end of Lake Louise. Rugged house above the lake or & mountains reach out in a snowy paddle a bright orange ~ .~ 0. 9914- /* embrace around the bluegreen lake to canoe across the the hotel. turquoise lake. The view from the lobby's huge win- Half of the rooms in this long, narrow r - --1 dow has become the hotel's signature. hotel offer lake views; the view ~ It is as if a Victorian artist had painted is worth the extra fee. For more informa- I Exclusive Offer : the most fabulous mountain scene he tion, call 1-800441-1414. i for RAA Members; 1 could imagine, framed it with a graceful- ly arched window and then built a hotel 1 Airport Parki ng at 1 behind it. Alpine flowers and pine furni- Stanley Hotel ' Th rifty Car Rental ' ture in the refurbished rooms add to Estes Park, Colo. 1 1 In Tulsa, OK , the Swiss atmosphere. 1506 N. Memorial 1 For a touch of grandeur a little closer to ~ @8 ~ [0@ To get a real sense of the enormous home, explore Rocky Mountain National (Pine & Memorial) ~ size of the mountains surrounding Lake Park from the comfort of the Stanley Hotel. I a day with coupon 838-3333 , -- Â»--~tÂ®ise, take the Friendly Giant quad High in the Colorado Rockies overlooking chair (open year-round) up the front of the town of Estes Park, the stately hotel the ski area. Tum to page 53. Ize....I Then set out to explore Banff Circle no. 148 on the Reader Service Card. 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It's a total-health machine. - FREE Video and Brochure U Ptease send me a FREE brocbure Nord TGck ~ N inâ€žâ€¢ Phone l ) U Also a FREE VHS videotape I A CML Company I Street We re Changing tbe Shape of Americaâ„¢ 1 1 (114 741 0199-4 Nord,<Tr.ick. inc ..1 611.Comp.Inv â€¢ All riditâ€¢. reÂ·ened , Send /0.Â· Nordicl-r:Ick 1 )cpi 9113(:-1. 1(1 + Pi:irÂ·n- Road. (hu.hka. MN %:318-2355 Circle no. 36 on the Reader Service Card. MARCH/APRIL 1994 4 Resorts... from page 41 hike up to the summit for a view of the val- ferry for a ride across Lake Huron. In 20 ley. minutes we traveled from the 20th century was built in 1909 by F.O. Stanley, inventor We spent sunny days hiking in Rocky to a charming, post-Civil War town where of the Stanley Steamer automobile. One of Mountain National Park, just a 10-minute horsedrawn wagons meet each ferry and his early steam cars is proudly displayed in drive from the hotel. "Is it always this beau- bicycles create the only traffic jams. No the lobby. Stanley is said to have driven a tiful here?" we asked a park ranger we met cars are allowed on the island. similar one up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. on the path to Bear Lake. 'No," he said, Perched on a hill high above the island, In Stanley's day, guests were transported to 'Sometimes it's even better." the Grand Hotel reminded us of a stately the hotel in redesigned Stanley Steamer 12- After a day among pines and wildflowers, old cruise ship gliding through the summer- passenger mountain wagons that met the wide front porch beckons. It's the per- time. guests as they descended from the train in feet place to sit, sip lemonade and gaze Visitors relax in old, white rockers as Loveland. toward Long's Peak and Hallet Peak and the guests return from a carriage ride, a tennis Stanley purchased 6,400 acres of land in other mountains painted across the game, exploring Fort Mackinac or gliding 1905 from an irish lord, the Earl of panorama to the south. For more informa- around the eight-mile bicycle path that fol- Dunraven. Now the hotel is a classic, tion, calll-800-762-5437. lows the island's edge. white-pillared building, but then it was The hillside below the drive, scattered painted bright red and yellow, mimicking Grand Hotel with a rainbow of wild flowers, is among European spas. Mackinac Island, Mich. the gardens the Musser family has The MacGregor Room and Dunraven Grille give a nod to the hotel's irish her- Thanks to the clip clop of piumed horses restored. Lilac buffs come to Mackinac Island for a festival each June. itage. pulling fancy carriages up to the front door, Known as America's Summer Place, the The Stanley is about 11/2 hours from Grand Hotel is open only from May through you don't have to imagine the past when Denver, along a wide highway that climbs you stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac October. 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Circle no. 11 on the Reader Service Card. 5 MARCH/APRIL 1994 The same card you use MOUNTAIN The card that for auto insurance, Triptiks and emergency road MEANDER pays for itself service is now even more valuable. Enjoy big discounts at hundreds of Colorado's 'Peak' Attractions participating retailers when / Show 42.....~ your AAA Michigan you Show Your Card ... Cand & 94 fs almost summertime in the Colorado membership card. Rockies, a mountain playground that's six times the size of Switzerland. Even those of us who have lived here a lifetime haven't begun to see it all. The mountains themselves don't change, but somehow, there's more to see and do in the AMER/CA5 BESTGOLFIALUE Here' s a quick run-down of Colorado's high country every year. AvE CO/*Ei DAyS Mountain National Park, about 50 miles most popular attractions. Always leading the list is Rocky northwest of Denver, where nearly 3 mil- lion visitors each year drive the dramatic 45-mile Trail Ridge Road. Eleven continu- L Â· 4 Z:~>sr"~'T ous miles pass through tundra, high above , ~ .1 9'# ih~'.=44621+~VAL/*&'~14&:~-~~i 'I ' R -4. *4Â· ~2613#;il~~ 2/1 9 You'll enioy playing five top-ranked, 18- Play 36 or -- hole courses at Boyne more boles a day Mountain and Boyne 2 on Boyne' s Ave Higbiands resorts in i Boyne's Super Five SM ~..j< cbampionsbip beautiful Northwest -;.., 8.& h -...2-.imiwepri ity courses. ' golf weeks. Tbey are . Michigan. Tbe courses popular, one qÂ¢ a kind Unlike golf are lusb, immaculate, a---1,4Er.21...IM=/..&W....M4*%.RM.0 getaways. For singles, instruction world-class. couples, groups and , .* ,- schools. you call tbe golfers of all abilities. Boyne also offers - sbots... Rocky Mountain National Park, Forest Canyon relaxing diversions golf, lessons & Overlook. ' or botb, wben ~ - like tennis, swimming, / saunas, wbirlpool, *: you want, as luk timberline. Tundra Trail is a once-in-a-life- often as you ' biking, biking and - time, 30-minute-round-trip walk to a want. NEâ€¢*tall(&2/i<i:31921I 4 mucb more. 12,310-foot viewing point. - ---- Colorado's other national park, Mesa - IT Verde, the only one dedicated to works of prehistoric man, is in the extreme south- 9,---1 rom $600 - $845 a person, Book now for prime June, July west corner of the state. Within 80 square , double occupancy, you'll or August sessions or call or write miles are a staggering 4,000 ruin sites from -1 get five days of unlimited for free brochure. Video available golf on Bovne's Heather, for $5. Bovne Mountain, Box 19, the Anasazi era, which ended mysteriously - Donald Ross, Monument, Boyne Falls. MI 49713. in about 1300 A.D. Alpine and Moor courses, Dinosaur National Monument is just as cart included. Plus unlimited isolated. In this ancient boneyard are so instruction, five nights' lodging, Boyne's Super many fossils that the canyon-riddled monu- breakfast and dinner daily, a din- 57 Golf Week. FROM ment spanning northern Colorado and ner theater. cocktail parties. fun tournaments and special events. Utah has become one of the world's great- Taxes are included. 1-800-GO-BOYNE, $600 est sources about life in the Dinosaur Age. Like images from a fairy tale, the sculpt- ed rocks of Colorado National Monument rise from the canvon floors - massive 6 3AVI NÂ¥WIS @ hpires, huge domes, balanced rocks, arches Qnd stone pedestals. The park is adjacent to Frankenmuth F "71 Grand Junction in western Colorado. The United State Air Force Academy, 15 Bauarian inn ~ I-- i~J~p minutes north of Colorado Springs, abuts the Front Range of the Roddes. 1 Lodge - Just a few minutes to the south is Garden I.. p. of the Gods, a free city park. This is another phantasmagorical red-rock landscape. IIAREDUCED 1/05;5..1.A ZJY More than 600,000 people per year reach the 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak, near Colorado Springs. The most popular routes 4-R RATES ./I'll//11/W'Jiel//1Illit!,-A are by cog railway or by the 19-mile, partly ~ $55 NOW THRU lAi 1 paved toll road. To the south, more than 500,000 visitors 0, MARCH 31 annually cross the Royal Gorge, the world's highest suspension bridge. Far below is the perroom/phis tax 1994 * *-i~'lim,~/* Arkansas River. SUNDAY'IHRUTHURSDAY Without any question, Denvefs most One Night IndgingÂ·Up To Four InA Room * ---* * popular attraction is the Denver Museum of Valuable Shopping Coupons * Natural History, with more than 90 world- Two Indoor Pools with Whirlpools class wildlife habitat exhibits. The Denver Family Fun Center with Children's Village Zoo, one of America's top 10 zoos, just ri."Joirn Call to guarantee your reservations: -1-Â£21Â£11-1- opened a $10 million Tropical Discovery exhibit. A glass pyramid encloses rain forest Bavarian Inn Lodge environments that bring visitors eye-to-eye One Covered Bridge Lane with a 16-foot, 230-pound anaconda, black Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734 howler monkeys, the world's largest (51D 652-2651 , rodents, and some of the most venomous CIRCLE 10 -:3- snakes in existence. Downtown, the Denver Art Museum has ...; 3 7 Suites 0 -1, reopened its Pre-Columbian and Asian col- lections after a multi-million-dollar renova- tion that includes all new installations. kÂ¥10â€¢ LS-,lla If you want to mix in a little baseball CHICAGO'S watching, catch a game at Mile High 1,~ "Airi/-1 ~ FAVORITE Stadium, where the Colorado Rod<ies -ric- exploded all major-league baseball atten- U////2/03~ir~~ SMALL HOTEL dance records last year. Top off your visit with two free, always- Steps from the Magnificent Mile's 9999 world<lass shopping and Ontario Street's popular attractions. One is a 20-minute tour restaurant row and entertainment. of the U.S. Mint, in downtown Denver. The One of the South's premier hotels *** on the beach that TRAVEL SOUTH other, just as impressive, is Coors Brewery, called "Unbeatable..." Suites feature kitchens stocked with in the foothills town of Golden. Ifs the complimentary chilled juices, world's largest single-site brewery and *** The Great~689 mineral water. frsh brewed coffee and tea. hosts more than 300,000 visitors yearly. 0 1 -Susan Kaye L 8 DayEscape The morning newspaperat your door, 1 Enjoy the relaxed, uncrowded atmosphere and semi-tropical climate of this award-winning resort. Free-lance writer Susan Kaye has written two , Spend 7 nights in a luxurious room overlooking the A guidebooks about the state. Gulf Spend your days deep seafishing, sailing, LENOX HOUSE SUITES swimming, shopping, playing tennis or playing -- - Arnold Palmer golf. Call toll-free in the U.S. and Canada i *Per room, 3/4/94 thru 4/24/94 for reservations: $829,4/25-9/4/94. $399 [hru .3/3/94. â€ž6â€ž,~~~0'<1~ For a packet of injbrmation on Colorado attrac- 5 1-800-44-LENOX ~ Call today for reservations _, -â€¢t.1-Â·- tions and events, call the Colorado Tourism ' and information on our -- Board toll-#ee at (800) 265-6723. For Triptiks, other packages. W.*Â«1: 616 N. Rush at E. Ontario One Block West of Michigan Ave. TourBooks or CampBooks call the AAA 1-800-634-800 Chicago. IL 60611 Michigan Member Service Center, (313) 336- i. 1 *Rates are subject to availability and do not apply 2 -0 I dunng convention< or tor groups. Tax not included. 1000 in Metro Detroit or toll-free (800) 482- 5300 elsewhere, or visit any full-sen,ice branch. CIRCLE 34 M Icti]G.\.N L/I'/.1(, 7 A New Generation of Tours continued from page 26 SOFT ADVENTURE IN THE ROCKIES Sunday evening. Leaders Gary Baumgarten and Jonathan Kushner encourage the 13 strangers gathered around a Boulder, Colorado, restaurant table to introduce themselves and explain why they decided to join this Roads Less Traveled hiking tour in Rocky Mountain ,-+_-420Â· Â· ~~V National Park. Debbie, 43, a government lawyer, figured . ~ % 1 an active vacadon would serve as a challenging antidote to 41, * , ; her desk job. Another lawyer, Claire, 43, came to spend A-Â®. 44/ dme with her stepdaughters, Jenny, 15, and Carolyn, 13, both experienced hikers. Lynn, 46, a Rochester, New Guide tude, but it feels like serious hiking as we York, nurse, met her 22-year-old son, Dave, for some R Gary zigzag up a steep trail, ford streams, and Baumgar- ten, left, scramble over slippery rocks. leads Snow-dappled peaks embrace one side of Roads Less alpine Lake Isabelle, where we picnic. A Traveled water fall splashes down over a jumble of bers on a tour mem- boulders. The sky is the color of Paul Newman's eves; rosy Indian paintbrush, hike in Rocky purple snoW daisies, and flowers the hue of - Mountain sunshine create a vast bouquet at our feet. National Gary and Jonathan spread out a banquet on Park. Many of a boulder gussied up with a red-and-white the corn- checked cloth. We heap our plates with pany's hiking exotic salads, fruit, and savory bread. and bik- A leisurely downhill stroll takes us back to ing trips the van for a ride on the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway, where we get our first include rafting. glimpse of Longs Peak, the area' S most prominent at 14,255 feet. In the shadow of the Twin Sisters Mountain sits Baldpate Inn, a WWI-era - lodge. A book, Seven Keys to Baldpate, inspired our inn's I I name and the tradidon, begun by Clarence Darrow some t '. 15,000 keys ago, of leaving a key t:here. After dinner, we i head to the touristy main drag of Estes Park, nestled in the valley below. Returning, the van's headlight:s pick up a coyote slinking across our path. Tuesday. Deep in hiking COUriry-Rocky Mountain National Park boasts more than 355 miles of trails-we face our longest day-nine-plus miles for those who choose the optional after-lunch trek to Loch Lake. We have lots of company on Glacier Gorge Junction Trail to Alberta Falls, but outlast the crowds. After 3 % miles punc- tuated by boulders and log bridges, we're rewarded with and R from his stint in the service in Las Vegas. And I, I our most spectacular lunch setting. Dropping our day took the Roads Less Traveled trip because director David packs on a room-size rock, we marvel at the massive peaks I Clair said this new five-day hiking tour aimed at novices is and glaciers that surround Mills Lake. Jonathan uses popular with families, singles, and those over 50. bread to con a camp robber-a gray jaybird-to perch on Monday. Squeezing into a 15-passenger van, we leave his hand. Following an afternoon hike, we saddle up. Boulder and ascend toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness Stunning mountain scenery helps compensate for a tor- Area. We wind our way up through forested slopes and turously slow horseback ride and so-so din-ner steaks. see the promise of the sawtooth spires of the Rockies, Wednesday. Driving along the US.'s highest cononu- streaked with slashes ofsnow. ous highway, Trail Ridge Road, we search for bighorn On foot, our goal is to adjust to the breath-robbing alti- con.tinited 011 page 30 28 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, MARCH 1994 8 )1)01911Â¥/S>DIH Nvlv (401) '8O1AVN 314NV 901 It:31) A New Generation of Tours Thursday. The itinerary calls continued from page 28 for us to give our boots a break while we raft the Colorado River, but a thunderous rain awakens us so we head to Steamboat Springs, about 80 miles northwest. Spirits damp- .. ened by the storm, the atmos- -- 4â‚¬ U.. A phere inside the van turns to a 4-6 . *4+4 + â€ž' f>' t/~EY~"I Â·~:Aeem.(dil National Lampoon-style family . .,0 ..t - - -t--.~ car trip. "I'm hot. Open a win- dow." "It's cold. Close the win- dows. "" I'm hungry." -2 Â· k @414&. Â£r Eventually, complaining takes too much effort, and most , unhappy campers nod off to - - Â· sleep, missing the trip's most unusual scenery. Mile after mile of rock mesas to the east make us wonder if we took a wrong turn and landed in the Southwest -~ rt Sunlight welcomes us to Steamboat Springs and Fish Creek Falls. The downhill path Â· to the lower falls boosts morale, P?21 =7~6:2. EM:Lifi-2 *30#te: Â·, Lâ€¢ ..7-'3* ~:--'fr-Â»'.6.NE'f-- --4~~--T.C - but the upper falls hide several 7.3 - 2 *1-I-Â·24*'Â·-4.â‚¬2992;ec miles up a vertical climb. A forest of aspen trees lures us into the 'â‚¬77 .CM-Tet.VIA.54 2 '- r.â€¢a::.. lush emerald woods, where wild -* [27--- 9.A.99 - -- -r.....D :--Nic , - raspberries play peekaboo ; I- .3 . .6 .... through a carpet of ferns. During the after-dinner awards Roads Less Traveled takes advanced cyclists on the Kokapelli Trail, but they, like many ceremony, Jonathan exclaims, other outfitters, offer easier biking trips for riders of varying ages and abilities. "There's a bear outside." We sheep and elk. Ponderosa give way to lodgepole pines rush to the restaurant windows and watch a black bear while we climb toward the road's 13,327-foot apex. The scamper along a creek bank then amble out of view. tundra looks like a giant bonsai garden. With a growing Friday. At the East Inlet Trailhead, We take a shOrt 1 season measured in weeks, stunted trees and plants have stroll to Adams Falls and pose for a final group photo. slruggled for centuries to attain their lilliputian size. Heading for higher ground, we pass two meadows creat- Wind buffets us at the Forest Canyon Overlook while ed by eager beavers. Two-and-a-half miles up we stop. we gaze at the forbidding Never Summer Mountains. A That night, those staying at Denver airport hotels brief, high-altitude stroll leaves us gather for a last supper. Conver- gasping. We pose for a group pic_ W H Y A FAMILY TOUR? sation turns to other Roads Less ture at the Continental Divide. Traveled trips we'd like tO take. After lunch, we can ride to IVAC.ATION IS HASSLE-FREE. TOUR OPERATOR What about all biking and bike- Rapids Lodge at Grand Lake, or SECURES TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, hike combinations? Should we hike six miles there. Lightning RESTAURANTS, ADMISSIONS, AND PERMITS return to Colorado, or explore pierces the sky while we watch the New Mexico or Utah? , van's taillights round a bend. The â€¢EXPERIENCES ARE HARD TO DUPLICATE ON OWN' Rocky Mountain National Park damp spruce and fir trees add a Rambler costs $999 per person, woodsy scent and help shield us â€¢OTHERS ON TRIP HAVE SIA II LAR INTERESTS without airfare. Five-day bike trips I from showers. Some go at a lively start at $695. Contact a travel agent , pace, others leisurely stroll. A fawn â€¢YOUR KIDS WILL FIND COMPANIONS or Roads Less Traveled, Dept. i stops munching to see what we're BHG, P.O. Box 8187, Longmont, up to, and mosquitoes sharpen 1 CO 80501; 800/488-8483. their stingers in anticipation. ~ contin ued on page33 30 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, MARCH 1994 9 THE 016[ST . Goodbye, old pal Former Speaker of the House, Thomas R (Tip) O'Neill Jr., who died Jan. 5 at age 81, approached golf the way he approached life and politics-with enthusiasm, joy and a a love for the friendships the game i brought him. , . O'Neill took up the game as a ' .. caddie at a course near his home in - :r". Cambridge, Mass. It was almost a E very short career. "It was in the fall, and when I went into the woods to find a guy's ball, I hung his bag on a branch," f the Speaker once recalled. "I found c the ball but lost the bag. I didn't . 4 -e-Â£*,Â«tikekit.'.te'- i,>1Â·: 'Â·'418 1'40,-9.:Â·.144:41-44#44,*Stl-3 f~Â·Kith tÂ·4 - find it until the leaves had fallen. Solfin the wild 94-4*327:;42'Â· *;' Â·~42(wn'.#... - Geez, I thought I was going to be ~ When Helen Sumner visited Colorado to listen to the annual bugling working for that guy for the rest of 2. ofelk in the Rocky Mountains, little did she expect to hear them on a my life." golf.course.- ShE-*hs pleasantly surprised. On a municipal course in Es- O'Neill often mentioned that he ,. 8 Park, SudiGF tound a herd,* including a six-point bull. One can -coand~si~dasf~rstudoebn~yar~~~sar~ gly guess it **~Â»%*rs:gj~.~~24 , v. Â· c- 2 -1 -'.- also had a long friendship with W.... . Sam Sneae. up to leave, Sammy said, "O'Bri- looked closer at the ball and read "The first time I met Sammy we en, you're a helluva fella. What'dya the red print. It said, 'Marry Me?!!!' played golf down at Pine Tree with say you do for a living: Of course, I knew it was from a couple of pals of mine, Tip once After O'Neill retired from the Mike, but I was flabbergasted. I re- said, laughing. "Sammy killed me House, a course in Cambridge was alized I had to hit my drive, so I on the course but I got it back, plus renamed in his honor. Public or pri- decided to use another ball because " a little more, playing gin. As he got ute? a reporter asked. this one had the evidence on it. "Public?" Tip laughed. "My With the ball in hand, Minning God, you can get starting times in then turned to the approaching Begging the President's pardon six different languages. groom-to-be and said yes. "Mike President Clinton, former President Fbrd said if I had hit the ball out-of- and Jack Nicklaus made for quite a three- bounds, that would have meant my some during a round in Vail, Colo. With 1 110 answer was no,' she said. lessons from Nicklaus and Tom Watson in Because he is her boyfriend, Car- Now with the formality of a the last year, Clinton should be quite a men Minning was not surprised proposal out of the way, Minning player now. Word has it, however, he still ~ when Mike Warfield marked her and Warfield have scheduled their needs work on his short game. ball after she chipped it close on the wedding for later this year-in a ninth hole at Sterling Farms Golf church, not on a golf course. Course in Stamford, Conn. Little 'J~ * did Carmen realize what that gen- tlemanly gesture meant- Armed and dangerous -~5Â£42 -0'L~ f 41 4 721.- . After putting out, Minning put And then there's this from the po- 1 ~ ...i> u i: =ron :-.. ... the ball in her pocket and walked to lice blotter at Purdue University: the tOth tee. Only when she pulled Police received a complaint that a 47*18416' -1 1--4 the ball out of her pocket 10 tee off golf course employee was carrying did she notice some strange red a firearm while working. , markings on the cover. When they say "rangers" at "1 thought I had hit someone Purdue, they apparently are talking else's ball," she recalled. "Then I about the Texas kind.I - 16 MANCH 1994'GOLF DIGEST In MIUMLIUMIJ Estes Park Wool Market Reno Rodeo states and Canada compete in seven Estes Park, Colo. Shows of sheep, goats, Reno, Nev. Marks 75 years of rodeo. Na- divisions, playing hoedowns, waltzes, 11amas, alpacas, and rabbits. Demonstra- tionally known country-western enter- and tunes of their choice. Informal jam tions and contests include sheep shear- tainers perform at Country Junction, sessions. Held at various locations. Ad- ing and wool spinning and weaving. held downtown on Virginia St. Dance mission charge. 208-549-0452, -0450 or Sales of wool products. Held at the Fair- demonstrations, horseshoe tournament, 800-437-1280. June 20-25 grounds. 303-586-6104. June 11-12 and crafts fair. Horse competitions in- clude drill team, barrel racing, and cow Montana Traditional Savor the Summit horse championship. Nine rodeo perfor- Dixieland Jazz Festival Park City, Utah. Visitors sample a wide mances. Admission charge to some Helena. New Orleans-style Dixieland variety of foods prepared by local restau- events. 702-329-3877 or 800-TIC-RODEO. bands perform in concerts, jam sessions, rants. Cooking demonstrations, bar- June 17-26 and a jazz Mass. Parade, picnic, and tenders challenge race, and musical dancing. Held along the walking mall in entertainment. 801-649-6100 or 800-453- 20th Annual the historic district of Helena. Admission 1360. June 11-12 Summer Solstice Celebration charge. 406-449-7969. June 22-26 Santa Barbara, Calif. Parade along State St. Territorial Days features 1,200 costumed performers and Cowboy Music Gathering Prescott, Ariz. Schedule of more than 60 musicians, followed by the Family Festi- Elko, Neu. Cowboy singers and musicians events includes tennis, golf, and softball val with music and dancing. Evening from throughout the West perform tradi- tournaments; arts and crafts; tours of re- multicultural, multimedia performance tional and contemporary selections. stored Victorian-era homes; and food. features music, dancing, and storytelling Dances, poetry readings, and workshops Held at various locations. Admission in the sunken gardens at Santa Barbara on cowboy guitar playing, fiddling, and courthouse. 805-965-3396. June 18 singing harmony. Exhibit and sale of charge to some events. 602-445-2000. cowboy gear. Chuck wagon food. Most June 11-12 Midnight Sun Festival activities held at the Elko County Fair- Nome, Alas. Celebration of the summer grounds. Admission charge. 702-738- Basque Festival solstice, when Nome receives 22 hours of 7508. June 23-26 Winnemucca, Nev. Celebrates the historv daylight. Parade down Front St., street and culture of the Basques, who settled dance, blanket toss, Eskimo dance, soft- Jackalope Days in Nevada in the late 1800s. Traditional ball and three-on-three basketball tour- Douglas, Wyo Salute to the legendary hy- sports contests, music, dancing exhibi- naments, and Nome River Raft Race. brid antlered jackrabbit. Parade, street tions, and a Basque barbecue that in- 907-443-5535. June 18-19 dance, musical entertainment, food and cludes spicy sausages and marinated crafts booths, sack race, bed race, and lamb. Charge for the barbecue. 702-623- National Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest carnival. 307-358-2950. June 25-26 2225. June 11-12 Weiser, idaho. Fiddlers from more than 30 Western Americana Week Sedona, Ariz. Static air show, Wild West show, Western barbecue and country dance, antique car show, musical revues, Palm Springs is Pretty Wild ! and Native American arts, storytelling, and dances. Closes with an outdoor con- cert, followed by fireworks. Admission Springtime in the charge to concert. 602-282-9441. July 1-3 Desert: Witdflowers Livingston Depot Center . ... 64 . 4. . blooming and snow on Festival of the Arts I - .Â·,4 Mt. San Jacinto. Livingston, Mont. Juried art show features , 1 ./ 4 -/9. - 4 . . Explore the Indian a wide range of arts and crafts. Liv- ingston Parade, roundup rodeo, band -- - + . Canyons, play golf or contest, and camp-stove chile cook-off. - .-9 4: : if- 2-4 ., i tennis. Relax by one of Fireworks display each evening. Held in 1 4,â€¢ '. ' 7,000 pools. Rent a Judson Park. 406-222-2300. July 2-3 bike, shop Palm Fourth Annual 1 1 -'f Canyon Drive and ride Cherry Creek Arts Festival ' the aerial tram to the Denver. Colo. Features original art and . crafts by 200 artisans, including sculp- alpine country. ture, graphics, glass, metalworks, wood, Â· ceramics, and jewelry. Art demonstra- F or a free vacation tions and musical entertainment. Held in , . guide to Palm Springs the Cherry Creek North Business Dis- oTtO make room trict, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 303-355-2787. July 2-4 , reservations (over 80 Grand Old Fourth of July hotels listed), call - Celebration 1(800)347-7746. Moab, Utah. Family-oriented activities . Special golf packages include relay games, sack races, and pie- 9 , brochure available. eating and water-balloon contests. Pa- rade. arts and crafts, and food. Evening .... THr V 1 / L ' E fireworks display over Ken's Lake. Held . .4 f. ; - 4' at Moab City Park. 801-259-7531. July 4 PALM SPRINGS 'S- . .1 1 WE 6 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER 11 May 5, 1994 MEMORANDUM TO: Community Development Committee FROM: Betty Kilsdonk, Museum Director SUBJECT: Museum Report Statistics: For March - Attached. As of March 31, the museum benefitted from 306 hours contributed by 42 volunteers and reached 964 people via outreach programs. 2. Exhibits: About 100 people attended the opening party for the exhibit renovations on April 15. The Friends and Advisory boards and the museum staff invite the Town trustees __m::, to a reception on Thursday, May 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. to see the renovations and preview the new women's clothing exhibit. The community opening party for the exhibit is Friday, May 27 from 5-7 p.m. All of our exhibits and openings are sponsored this year by the Friends of the Museum. 3. Outreach: In April the museum held two outreach programs in addition to the exhibit renovations reception. "Creative Memories," a workshop teaching people how to care for and display photographs, sold out at 12 people and raised $60 for the museum. "Remembering McGraw Ranch," a free program by Ruth McGraw and Jay and Fran Grooters, attracted 60 persons. Outreach for May includes "Beads and Feathers" on May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building. This program will be presented by Linda Carlson of CSU in conjunction with the women's clothing exhibit. We will also have a small beaded purse display in the Arts Center during May. The museum will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18 by offering free admission. On May 28-29 we will host "John Dillon Days" at the museum, featuring cars from Mr. Dillon's collection plus cars from the EPHAATS car club, parked just inside the fence at the Stanley Fairgrounds. On Saturday the Parade of Years group (members of the Classic Car Club of Colorado and the Columbine Chapter of the Homeless Carriage Club) will be given breakfast by the City of Lowland and then proceed along the old Loveland road to Estes Park. On Sunday this group will be given box lunches at the museum, paid for by private donation by EPHAATS members, before departing by mid-afternoon. A welcoming banner in the library parking lot was purchased by private donation. 4. Board Retreat: A joint retreat of the museum's Friends and Advisory boards took place at the museum on Friday, April 29. At that meeting, members of the two boards got better acquainted, developed a short values statement stating why these boards exist, and redrafted the museum's mission statement, which was last revised in November, 1992. 5. Staff Development: John Carr will receive intensive training in the care of museum objects at the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mt. Carroll, Illinois May 9-21. Through the Center, John received a partial scholarship of $400 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. I will serve on two program panels at the 12 Community Development Committee Page 2 Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums Annual Meeting May 12-15 in Sheridan, Wyoming. To cut costs, I will be riding and rooming with a colleague from the Longmont Museum. Volunteers and our work-study employee will cover the museum during the conference. 6. Grants: The Friends did not receive a grant from Hewlett-Packard for a laptop computer. The company has chosen this year to concentrate on K-12 education and human service agencies. to date we have applied for 7 grants or scholarships, received 3 (from U S West, MacGregor Ranch, and the National Endowment for the Humanities), and will hear in May about our Institute of Museum Services' General Operating Support grant application. 13 Estes Park Area Historical Museum MONTHLY STATISTICS March 1994 VISITATION Atkndan= Days open Visitor count Average/day Mar 1994 0 0 0 Mar 1993 8 395 49.5 YTD 1994 0 0 0 YTD 1993 8 395 49.5 % Change 0 0 0 Bmakd~Il Local Colorado United States Foreign Mar 1994 0 0 0 0 % of total 0 0 0 0 Y'ID 1994 0 0 0 0 % of total 0 0 0 0 Mar 1993 159 150 83 3 % of total 40.2% 37.9% 21.1% 0.8% Categories Adults Children Members Families Groups Other Mar 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 % of total 0 0 0 0 0 0 YTD 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 %of total 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUTREACH PROGRAMS Number Attendance Mar 1994 1 18 Y'ID 1994 5 964 LOGGED RESEARCH REQUESTS Mar 1994 2 YTD 1994 5 TOTAL PATRONS SERVED BY MUSEUM YTD 1994 970 14 MEMBERSHIP Ind Fam Cont Bus Life Spon Patron Total Mar-New 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar - Renew 7 13 1 4 0 2 0 27 Total 7 14 1 4 0 2 0 28 VOLUNTEERS Number Hours Mar 1994 7 67.5 YID 1994 42 306 15 ELK CENTER (Discussion) 16 ..AC),CME),umu,WIN' cO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Light and Power Committee April 21, 1994 Committee: Chairman Dekker, Trustees Miller and Pauley Attending: Chairman Dekker, Trustees Miller and Pauley Also Attending: Light and Power Director Matzke, Assistant Town Administrator Widmer, and Deputy Clerk Kuehl Absent: None Chairman Dekker called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. CITIZENS' TELECOMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE Chairman Dekker explained that the Telecommunications Task Force was established in November 1993 at the suggestion of former Trustee George Hix to examine telecommunications potential and the economic impact on the Estes Valley. Al Wasson, Chairman of the Task Force, reviewed development, provided the final report, and announced that the task force had accomplished its goals and was officially disbanded March 31, 1994. Mr. Wasson thanked the Task Force members and commended the cooperation between the town and its citizens. The Committee complimented Mr. Wasson for his expertise and leadership in the production of a study that will prove valuable in the future. Assistant Administrator Widmer added that Mr. Wasson is indicative of the talent in the private sector. Recommendations of the Task Force include: Â· Attract telecommunications-based businesses to the Estes Valley. _----Â£--euse community development funds to finance. â€¢ Use January 1, 1995, as effective date. â€¢ Finance economic diversification plans through grants. â€¢ Include the program in the Comprehensive Plan. The Committee acknowledged completion of the technical study _,pd the project of the Light and Power Committee and the Task Force and recommends the Task Force suggestions be referred to the Community Development Committee. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION -- JOHN MCDOUGALI, John McDougall completed the four-year Lineman Apprentice Training Program and was promoted to Lineman III, effective April 14, 1994. John is the first Light and Power Department employee to successfully complete the program. The Committee congratulated John McDougall for his persistence in completing this program and wished him continued success. John explained the program to the Committee and thanked the members for the opportunity to participate. DUTY TRUCK (CAB AND CHASSIS) -- AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE Because of numerous maintenance costs totalling $23,469 on the 1990 duty truck, bids were requested and three bids submitted for the purchase of a new one-ton cab and chassis. The 1994 budget included $22,000 for this purchase. The Committee recommends acceptance of the low bid from Rains Motor Company for $17,699.89, with a trade-in of $10,700.00, for a cost of $6,999.89, plus the cost of $2,000.00 to transfer the utility body to the new truck for a total budget expenditure of $8,999.89. The truck is expected to be in service in late summer. 17 FDUU, REPCEP ESIES PARK AREA TmEOCDMJNICATICNS ZASK FORCE CONIENTS Executive Summary Introduction Discussion Recommendations Resources Appendices -1- l 5 EXECUTIVE S[J*IARY I A Telecommunications task force has been formed by the Tam of Estes Park in November 1993, for the purpose of improving the technology infrastructure in order to provide business development opportunities and meet the needs of area residents. e The task force has investigated technology alternatives, observed the experience of other communities, and met with the local exhange service provider, US West. I The task force has taken note of changing developments based on increased knowledge content of work, the increasing inability of our highways to handle increased vehicular traffic, and the lack of relevance of distance and geography in today's information- based business environment. e The task force has expressed satisfaction with the plans of US West for the construction of new facilities in the Estes Park area which will provide all one-party service of high quality by the end of 1995. e The task force has concluded that it would be in the best interest of the Town of Estes Park, and the surrounding area, to make a specific effort to attract information-based businesses to the area; both individuals ( the so-called Lone Eagles) and small companies, and has noted several benefits to be derived from such an effort. 0 The task force recommends: that a formal program of activities be established by the Town Board of Trustees to attract such businesses, that funds be specifically allocated, that the program begin January 1, 1995, and that consideration be given to including a long term plan for economic diversification in the Master Plan currently under development. I The task force has provided as part of its report a list of resource organizations, and recommends that the Town apply for grant money to help finance the economic development efforts. e The task force has proposed to disband as planned, on March 31, 1994. -2- l9 INTRODUCE[CN In November 1993, at the suggestion of Town Trustee George Hix, a task force of citizens and Town of Estes Park staff was formed to initiate actions relating to telecommunications services in the Town and surrounding areas. Following an initial meeting, the task force formulated the following mission statement: To influence providers of telecommunications services to place such facilities and service capabilities in the Estes Park area so that business development dependent on such facilities and services may occur and so that residential users will be provided with modern facilities in quantities sufficient to meet their needs. The task force membership consisted of the following individuals: George Hix, Rich Widmer, Richard Matzke, Eric Blackhurst, Dick Webb, and Al Wasson. The task force met on several occasions, and with this report concludes its activities as originally planned, effective March 31, 1994. -3- DISCOSSICN "There is simply not enough money to.meet conventional transportation needs for the future." Larimer County Commissioner Jim Disney, at the Telecommuting Conference, Ft. Collins 3/2/94 For nearly one hundred years, the Estes Park area has been a favored destination for visitors from all over the world. Its natural beauty attracts literally millions of guests each year, and that annual infusion of seasonal residents and vacationers has created a significant economic base for the community. At the same time, the same physical geography that creates the magic of the area's natural beauty has inhibited the opportunity for diversification of the economy of the Estes Valley because of the cost and relative difficulty of highway access. Recently, however, new developments in technology and fundamental changes in the nature of our country's business structure have combined to Inake distance, location, and geography irrelevant to the successful conduct of business activities. As a consequence, Estes Park finds itself in a position to take advantage of new opportunities. As noted by Commissioner Disney in the quote opening this section, our area's ability to accommodate increased vehicular traffic is limited. According to Laura Bishop of the Colorado Department of Health, vehicular traffic in the metropolitan area of Denver now equals 38 million vehicle miles per day. In Fort Collins, the total is 1.4 million vehicle miles per day. Funds available for highway construction equal only about 10% of projected needs over the next several years if traffic volumes continue to grow at their present rate, and despite improved emissions levels, the greater numbers. of vehicles and miles driven constitute a serious threat to both human and environmental health. At the same time, major shifts in the nature and content of work are taking place. The concepts of the industrial revolution are giving way to new ideas about what constitutes work and where it must be done. F'rank Cottle, a developer of telecommuting work centers in California, notes that in 1984 only 10% of individuals between the ages of 45 and 60 were computer literate. In 1994, that figure is 80%. Although difficult to quantify, the knowledge content of work is now thought to be as high or higher than actual goods , produced. Tbm Peters, in his book "Liberation Management" notes that by the end of this century (not far away) the proportion of the work force in this country that actually makes things will be as low as 10% of the total. The remainder will be involved in providing services to others. Fifteen years ago, there were about 700,000 personal computers in this country. At the end of 1993, there were an estimated 30 million. Finally, increasing competitive pressures from a world-wide market have led growing numbers of companies to adopt cost-saving measures such as the use of temporary, or virtual, work forces, and to abandon expensive buildings and real estate. -4- 2D All of this is interesting, but what does it mean for Estes Park? Clearly, the primary role that tourism plays in the area' s economy is not going to vanish; in fact, continued growth may be expected. And is the much-publicized information highway for real, or just a product of media hype? Addressing the latter question first, it is the determination of the task force that developments utilizing the information highway are already very real and quite pervasive. In our search for examples of information-based business activities, we found dozens of examples. Information provided by the Center for the New West, a Denver think-tank, included many stories about individuals who pursue their professions frcm remote locations using conternporary communications tachnolbgy. The Center calls these work-at-home entrepreneurs "Ione Eagles" and has a program under development regarding methods for attracting such workers to a community. Perhaps even more persuasive evidence is the fact that several other communities in Colorado, and throughout the Rocky Mountain West, have already embarked on programs to attract information- based business to their communities ; places such as Telluride, Aspen, Frisco, Steamboat Springs, Buffalo, Wyaming, and others. These towns share many common characteristics with Estes Park. They typically have depended on tourism for their economic base, and are located at "the end of the road"; a physical barrier to Inanufacturing development due to transportation costs. In addition, like Estes Park, they have not had the communications infrastructure in place until recently to pursue economic diversification on that basis. As part of its mission, the task force investigated the current status and future plans for the telecommunications services and facilities provided to the Estes Park area by the local exchange carrier, US West. Meetings with US West personnel culminated in a presentation to the Town Light and Power Committee on March 10, 1994 at which US West outlined construction plans for the area which will result in significant improvement in both the availability of service and the levels of services available. The US West plan, to be accomplished during 1994 and most of 1995 will involve the placing of fiber optic distribution facilities, and the electronic equipment to support those facilities, throughout the Estes Valley. The result will be extremely high quality voice grade service, with all one-party lines, and an engineered capacity of at least three lines per service location. In addition, these facilities will also support higher speed services, up to and including T-1 circuits, which operate at 1.544 megabits per second. These facilities will meet the needs of nearly every service requirement. The task force is satisfied that the announced US West plan will' provide a sound hmvis for pursuing economic development goals, and provide service in sufficient quantity to meet th4 current and future needs of our residents. The task force also notes that US West has recently armounced a tariff dhange which allows individuals working fram their homes to use either business or residence service lines. This will result in potentially significant savings-in the-cost-per-monthfor-additional-lines; the prirnary difference between the two categories being the provision of a Yellow Pages listing with a business line. -5- The task force believes, based on the results of all its investigations and consideration of current developments, that Estes Park could derive substantial benefits from participation in the evolving economy based on utilization of information technology. If the Town were to attract individuals and small blisinesses of that type, the resulting year-around economic activity would be a positive complement to the seasonal nature of tourism. As pointed out by Phillip Burgess of the Center for the New West, the typical Lone Eagle brings with them revenues of $50,000 to $150,000, and that to attract ten such individuals adds a million dollars to the yearly economy of the area. Such business activity is clean, quiet, and has a small " footprint"; that is, it typically does not require lots of space as compared to manufacturing or retailing. Although other communities have taken highly aggressive approaches, involving participative financing by the municipality the Estes Park task force does not see this as necessary here. Neither does the task force recammend pursuing the placement of the "very latest" in technology and facilities; throughout our investigations it has become obvious that although leading edge technology is exciting to talk about, it is usually well ahead of the actual market demand for its utilization. The task force believes that the f proposed technology that will be provided by US West will be quite adequate A for the next few years, and that Estes Park should adopt the strategy of 4 being a careful follower with regard to new technologies. Being the technology leader may be glamorous, but it is also expensive and inefficient. Clearly, an opportunity exists for Estes Park to be a successful participant in the knowledge based economy. The area has all of the dharacteristics looked for by Lone Eagles, as contained in this list compiled by task force t member Rich Widmer: Same-day delivery of Wall Street Journal, NY Times , a Access to good health care, resident physician(s) Cable TV, including CNBC, CNN, CSpan Good bookstore Good K through 12 education Good weather Amenities - scenery, recreation, cultural activities, etc. Good telecommunications - digital switch Access to science and technology talent Access to express mail Proximity to maj or airport - 60 to 90 minutes Proximity to an Interstate Highway Good Public Library Small town atmosphere, community feeling Proximity to public lands The task force notes that the Estes Park area is highly qualified for selection by "Lone Eagles" in all of the above areas of desirability. -6- 2 1 Advantages to be gained by attracting information-based business to Estes Park are both economic and non-economic: - Although still possessing growth potential, there would appear to be a physical limitation an the sheer number of vehicles the town can accammodate. - An enhanced year-round econom~ will benefit existing businesses - New businesses will contribute to both the sales tax and the property - -- - tax base - Family members of year-round business people will increase the pool of participants in the area's labor force without creating incremental housing requirements - According to Gil Gordon, communications consultant, "Telecommuting attracts the smartest and best people." The task force recognizes the opportunities inherent in transporting the new commodity - knowledge - at the speed of light down the information highway as an alternative to trying to squeeze ever-increasing numbers of cars onto our vehicular highways. Tb facilitate the realization of these benefits, the task force offers the following recommendations, supplemented by a list of information resources and a number of appended documents. REE[XIRCES US West Communications Edie Ortega District Operations Manager Northern Cblorado 124 West Magnolia Roam 211 Fort Collins, CO 80524 303-224-7645 Center for the New West Andy Bane Managing Director 600 World Trade Center 1625 Broadway Denver, 00 80202 303-572-5400 City of Fort Collins Linda Devocelle Natural Resources Division (Telecommuting Program) P. 0. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 303-221-6312 Small Business Development Center Randy Johnson Morgan Community College 303-867-3351 Fbrt Morgan, 00 US West Foundation (GRANT) Jeanne Bistranin Fbundation Manager 1005 17th Street Denver, CD 80202 303-896-9967 US West Home Office Consulting Center Joe Anzures (Work at Home Information) 800-872-4658 ext. 0781 Colorado Advanced Technology Institute Jeff Richardson (GRADE) Director 303-620-4777 ext. 305 Telluride Institute ( INF'OZONE) Richard Inwenberg Program Director South First Street Telluride, CO 81435 303-728-4981 City of Steamboat Springs Linda Kakela 303-879-2060 -9- RECCBI[ENDATIONS The Telecommuncations task force recommends that: o A program be established to attract telecommunications-based businesses to the Estes Park area, both individuals ("Lone Eagles") and companies. o This program, including advertising, acquisition of mailing lists, sponsorship of conferences, formation of associations, and other related functions be financed by a specified allocation of community development funds. o The program, and the budgeting and appropriation of the funds, be scheduled to begin January 1, 1995, to allow time for completion of the telecommunications infrastructure and for the needs of current residents to be met to the extent possible. o The Tbwn staff actively pursue the acquisition of grants from those organizations making such awards, as listed in the Resources section of this report, to assist in financing economic diversification plans. o The Town Board of Trustees consider including a long-term plan for economic diversification based on information technology in the master plan currently under development. o The Telecommunications task force be declared officially disbanded as of March 31, 1994. -8- - <11 APPENDICES* 1. News release - US West - Home Office Consulting Center 2. Annual Report - US West Foundation 3. Ione Eagle Proj ect - Selected Readings - Center for the New West 4. Introductory Material - Newsletters - Center for the New West 5. Report - Colorado Telecommuting Outreach Program (CTOP) - Denver r 6. Telecommuting Guide - City of Fort Collins 7. Presentation Materials - Skyfield Proj ect - Telluride 8. US West Home Office Resource Guide *Due to the quantity of this material, it will be provided only with the copy of the report furnished to the Light & Power Committee -10- 13 gcn (D P.4 - m .a> Cy C (9 0 (D % q E & co M O 20 D (1) m A k CD '.~.~.%-AV.%%,t~ 6-7.%% CD U) CD E , O ld* :g~ 15~~ ~ ~5 24 January 516 360 426: 552: 360: 2 46 ZE ~OLL Â»jOg 810' L tzâ‚¬'1 149 806 Ajeniqe:1 08â‚¬ 0*Z >969 } *ZE' L *18 919 t,99 40Jel/\1 09LE 919L 98/L 9.EL Â£81Â·E 9Lt'L 9ELE 1!JdY Â£09'z ZU 9â‚¬8'Z 246'2 : 6k0' * 96Â£17 9~'1 168't lejol Conferenc Non-Proft 1993 1 Estes Park Conference Center January - Month 9 Newsletter of the Resort and Tourism Division of the American Planning Association â€¢ Winter 1994 Community Appearance and Tourism: What's the Link? By Edward T. McMahon conserving and enhancing a made-are those places that have used destination's natural tourism assets. It is, vision, management and control to after all, the heritage, culture and natural protect the features that make them beauty of a community or region that special. Without planning and manage- 31le==colorful bro- attracts tourists. But today aperson ment, tourism can destroy the very dropped along a road outside of most attributes -both natural and man- Chures American cities and American cities (whether tourist made- that people come to see. As a destination or not) wouldn't know result, local policies that shape growth towns use to promote their charms are where he was because it all looks the and development are critical to the always filled with attractive scenes: same. Is it Albany or Allentown? success of tourism development efforts. sunsets, azaleas in bloom, historic house Clarksdale or Cowpens? Providence or Many cities have gotten used to ugliness, museums beautifully photographed. The Pittsburgh? Who can tell? accepting it as inevitable to progress. But reality is often not so lovely. Back away from the great columned house and you'll find, as likely as not, a fast food If the character of the destination is at odds with its restaurant with screaming red roof to one description in advertising and promotional literature, the side, and to the other, a parking lot that is barren except for a flashing portable sign tourist will feel cheated. Creation of a false image can spoil a and a towering billboard. The brochure is vacation. What's more, it can reduce repeat visitation: tourists handsome; the city is not. may come once but they won't come back. There is an immense but too often ignored relationship between community appearance and tourism. As Mark Twain The truth is, the more a community does there are others across America who once said, "We take stock of a city like to enhance its unique set of assets, have begun an active push for a more we take stock of a man. The clothes or whether natural. architectural, or appealing environment. The tools to appearance are the externals by which we cultural, the more tourists it will attract. make community memorable and judge." Unfortunately many tourism On the other hand, the more a commu- beautiful are not new or rare. But it takes officials are far more concerned with nity comes to resemble Anyplace, citizen action and political will to put marketing and promotion-creating U.S.A., the less reason there will be to these tools to work It also takes an fancy brochures and compelling ads- visit Make a destination more appealing understanding of how people. particu- than they are with protecting and and people will stay longer and spend larly tourists, see and experience a enhancing the product they are trying to more. Clearly, certain places have more community. Perception studies reveal sell. appeal than others. But no place will significant differences; between tourist retain its special appeal by accident. and commuter perceptions of a commu- Tourism involves much more than Without exception those places that nity from the highway. Tourists are open marketing. It also involves making have successfully protected their and receptive to everything they see, destinations more appealing. This means uniqueness-whether natural or man- (continued on page 3) 1 25 s Mountains and Shores k y .-' '.~ ..>A .'LI .V.u*t*264:*40;La #%.1Â·'. Â·Â· ,Â·Â·~~~ ~Â·-Â·Â· ~ ~~. .-Â·Â· ~Â· .>2.126Â·,114. Â· Â·I/-2/. (continued from page 1) among the top two or three reasons why drive hundreds of miles to spend a while commuters tend to tune out the people travel. Travel writer Arthur weekend in places like Fredricksburg, familiar environment along the roads Frommer says that "Among cities with Tex.; Madison, Ind.; Sonoma, Calif.; they travel day in and day ouL This no particular recreational appeal, those Stockbridge, Mass. and Edenton, N.C., suggests that tourism officials need to that have preserved their past continue to just for the sake of experiencing the become more aware of the overall enjoy tourism. Those that haven't, pleasures of a "real" small town. Duany receive almOSt no tourism at all. Tourism also believes this explains the success of character of a community. This is particularly true because many tourists simply doesn't go to a city that has lost Disneyland and Disney World, where its soul." visitors spend more time wandering decide to spend time and money at a location before they actually see the Preservation-minded cities like Victoria, along Main Street USA than they do on product. If the character of the destina- B.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; rides. tion is at odds with its description in and Alexandria, Vir.,-are among North Growth is inevitable. The ugliness and advertising and promotional literature, America's leading tollrism destinations destruction of community character that the tourist will feel cheated. Creation of a because they have protected and so often accompanies growth is not. false image can spoil a vacation. What's enhanced their unique architectural Communities can grow without more, it can reduce repeat visitation: heritage. By contrast, cities which have destroying the things people love. tourists may come once but they won't obliterated their past such as Cleveland. Beauty, heritage, and environmental come back Alternatively, happy memo- Birmingham and Atlanta attract hardly quality are good for business. Unless the ries and word of mouth are the best any tourists at all, except for the highly tourist industry thinks it can continue to public relations a destination can have. competitive and notoriously fickle sell trips to see look-a-like motels, tract convention business. housing, traffic jams, and cluttered Tourism is a voluntary activity, which means that tourists have a choice among Urban Planner Andreas Duany says that, commercial strips, it ought to share in competing destinations. Given a choice, "Authentic urban experience has become cultural resources on which it relies. an agenda to protect the natural and where willthey go? Virtually every such a Iarity that many places have study of tmveler motivations has shown become tounst attractions simply by Edward T. McMahon, a Senior Associate that, along with rest and recreation, virtue of being real towns." Visitors at The Conservation Fund. is former visiting scenic areas and historic sites are president of Scenic America. ~'1 1=1 _U--2- To preserve and enhance those characteristics thatmake a community And the winners interesting, memorable,andattractive, the tourism industry hhbuld adhere tothefollowing standards andrecommendations:r <Â· 9 ~T .. . â€¢ Identify allof those places, both natural and man-made, that give a In the Fall issue we promised three free community its special character and identity. memberships drawn from among those â€¢ Make every effort to preserve the authentic aspects of Iocal culture R&T Members who took the time to including handicrafts, art, music, language, dress. architecture, traditions, respond to the Division Survey. We and history. :: . Mary Lynne Lackner, who organized deliver on our promises. Vice Chair â€¢ Preserve and maintain existing historic buildihgs, neighborhoods, towns the survey, is pleased to announce that and areas. the winners of a one year Resort and â€¢ Insure that tourism support facilities- hotels, motels, restaurants, and Tourism membership are: shops are architecturally compatible with their natural and man-made , â€¢ Jesse C. Houston, Town of Ocean surroundings. City, MD â€¢ Protect the gateways and enm,ways idto a community and identify and Â· Beth McClure, SC Department of protect streets and roads with outstanding scenic or historic significance. Parks, Recreation and Tourism â€¢ Protect scenic views and vistas. Wherever possible install underground Â· Michael A. Harper, Washoe Co. utility wires and screen unsightly intrusions on scenic viewsheds or historic Dept. of Development Review, NV settings. The Division will be sending each of â€¢ Preserve trees and existing landscape character. Wherever possible, plant these folks a check for the cost of the street trees and use native vegetation to landscape and bufferparking lots. membership. And by the way, the â€¢ Prohibit billboards and strictly limit the size. height and number of other results of the survey will be printed in outdoor signs. Encourage the use of natural materials--not plastic-in sign the next issue of Mountains and Shores. design. 3 26