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WHEREAS,Mr.and Mrs.Michael Tennenbaum have proposed the purchase and
exchange of approximately 2,000 acres of private land for an acre of land owned by the
United States Forest Service and located neat Rockledge Road at the base of Vail
Mountain in Eagle County contiguous to the Town of Vail,Colorado;and
WHEREAS,Congressional action has been requested to effect the exchange;and
WHEREAS,the Vail Town Council,citizens of the Town of Vail,the Board of
County Commissioners,and the citizens of Eagle County place a high value on the
preservation of open space,wilderness areas,and the natural beauty of the Town of
Vail,Eagle County,and the State of Colorado;and
WHEREAS,the Town of Vail is a home rule municipality under the constitution and
laws of the State of Colorado and has the right and responsibility of regulating land use
on its boundaries;and
WHEREAS,it is important for the Town of Vail and the County of Eagle to preserve
open space for the enjoyment of both the citizens of the Town and the millions of
individuals who annually visit the Town of Vail and Eagle County;and
WHEREAS,the purchase and preservation of land to be used as open space has been
a high priority for the Town of Vail throughout the last decade;and
WHEREAS,the proposed land exchange threatens the Town of Vail’s greatest natural
resource,Vail Mountain;and
WHEREAS,the Town of Vail has an active local planning process using zoning
regulations to ensure protection of open space within the Town while providing for
controlled growth and development;and
WHEREAS,the Tennenbaum exchange,if approved,would represent a subversion of
both the national land acquisition policy and the traditional federal land exchange
administrative process;and
WHEREAS,if the Tennenbaum land exchange is approved by an act of Congress,it
will call into question the ability of all municipalities to control open space within or
adjacent to their boundaries;and
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park encourages the United States Forest Service to
work with local governments adjoining public lands and establish no-trade zones for said
public lands unless such trades are endorsed by the local government.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK:
It hereby sets forth its opposition to the proposed Tennenbaum land exchange and
urges the Colorado Congressional Delegation not to introduce legislation to the United
States Congress for the purpose of effecting the exchange.
Adopted this c,t day of August,1990.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
By:________________
Mayor
Attest:
Town Clerk
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