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RESOLUTION 17-05
00RESOLUTIONNO.#17-05WHEREAS,in1964aspartoftheWildernessActof1964,CongressdesignatedRockyMountainNationalParkasaWildernessStudyArea;andWHEREAS,in1974,PresidentNixonrecommendedtoCongress239,835acresforimmediatedesignationaswildernessand5,169acresforpotentialdesignationaswildernessinRockyMountainNationalPark;andWHEREAS,todateCongresshasnotactedonthatrecommendation;andWHEREAS,perNationalParkServicePolicy,thoseportionsofRockyMountainNationalParkdesignatedaspotentialwildernessareashavebeenmanagedtopreservewildernessresourcesandcharacteruntilresolutionofwildernessdesignation;andWHEREAS,theBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstesParkhasreviewedthepresentproposedwildernessboundariesasmorefullysetforthintheRockyMountainNationalPark’sproposedWildernessBoundaryMapdatedJune,1999,(MapNo.121-60,403a);andWHEREAS,saidMapexcludespresentroad,waterandutilitycorridorsandalldevelopedareasfromtheproposedwildernessdesignation;andWHEREAS,FederalReserveWaterRightsforparkpurposesarenotanissuerelatedtowildernessdesignationastheFederalReserveWaterRightsofRockyMountainNationalParkhavebeenpreviouslyadjudicatedthroughtheStateofColoradoWaterCourts;andWHEREAS,theBoardofTrusteesheldaStudySessiononJune29,2005togatherpublicinputwithregardtodesignationofwilderness;andWHEREAS,allinputreceivedfromthepublicinsaidStudySessionwasclearlyinfavorofandsupportedthedesignationofwildernessinRockyMountainNationalPark;andWHEREAS,itistheopinionoftheBoardofTrusteesthatwildernessdesignationwouldnotalteranycurrentvisitoractivitiesoraccesswithinRockyMountainNationalPark,andwouldallowvisitorstoutilizetheParkinthesamewaysandplacesastheypresentlyenjoy;andWHEREAS,theTownofGrandLakealsohassupportedthewildernessdesignationforRockyMountainNationalParkcontingentupontherequestandconsiderationofexclusionfromwildernessdesignationoftheHeadwatersTrailAllianceBufferZonesasfullydescribedonthemapdatedJune29,2005andattachedtoGrandLake’sLetterofSupportofJune29,2005. 00 0aNOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOthattheBoardofTrusteesherebysupportsWildernessDesignationforRockyMountainNationalParksubjecttothefollowingconditions;1.ThewildernessdesignationbethesameasdelineatedintheRockyMountainNationalPark,WildernessBoundariesMapNo.121-60,403a,June1999.2.ConsiderationofamendingtheproposedareabytheexclusionoftheHeadwatersTrailAllianceBufferZoneontheMapdatedJune29,2005andattachedtotheTownofGrandLake’sLetterofSupportofJune29,2005.TheBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstesParkherebyrequestthattheTown’sCongressionalRepresentativesSenatorWayneAllard,SenatorKenSalazar,andRepresentativeMarilynMusgravesupporttheWildernessDesignationofRockyMountainNationalParkassetforthinthisResolution.AsofthedateofthisResolution,theBoardofTrusteesdoesnotsupportanyspecificlegislation.INTRODUCED,READ,ANDPASSEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARKonthis/oZdayof______________,2005.TOWNOFESTESPAR,COLORADOfSusanL.Doylen,Mayq,ftroTem-LoriJeffrelW,__________9/%yga4wdm,Trustea’YaaSLohnBaudek,Mayornor,TownClerk7 00