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R E S 0 L U T I 0 N 10-89
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees hereby finds and recognizes
that winter sports activities are critical to the economic health
and development of this state;and
WHEREAS,Colorado contains the area known as “Ski Country,
U.S.A.”and is recognized internationally as a winter sports
center;and
WHEREAS,this recognition as a winter sports center has been
recently re-enforced by the following events:the 1988 United
States Figure Skating Championships in Denver,the selection of
the Vail-Beaver Creek area as the site for the 1989 World Alpine
Ski Championships,the selection of Denver’s Winter Park Ski Area
as the site for the 1990 World Disabled Ski Championships,the
selection of the Breckenridge Ski Area as the site for the 1990
Freestyle World Cup,the selection of Denver as the site of the
NCAA Final Four Basketball Championships in 1990,the bid by the
University of Denver to host the Final Four Hocky Championships
in 1991,and the National Brotherhood of Skiers;and
WHEREAS,Colorado has a rich heritage of supporting amateur
athletics and the Olympic movement as evidenced by the location
of the United States Olympic Committee Headquarters and Training
Facilities in Colorado Springs,and the headquarters of twen
ty—five national sports governing bodies in Colorado Springs,as
further evidenced by the adoption by the Colorado General Assem
bly of the voluntary income tax checkoff for the United States
Olympic Committee Program;and
WHEREAS,the Olympic Winter Games represent the pinnacle of
international winter sports competition;and
WHEREAS,the City of Denver has announced its intention of
making a bid to host the 1998 Olympic Winter Games;and
WHEREAS,the parties involved in the planning and prepara
tion for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games are committed to conduct
ing the games in an environmentally sound manner.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of
the Town of Estes Park:
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1.That the Town of Estes Park hereby endorses the efforts
of the City of Denver in its bid for the 1998 Winter Olympic
Games.
2.That it is the intent of the Town of Estes Park to
assist and cooperate with the City of Denver to help bring the
1998 Olympic Winter Games to Denver and Colorado.
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TOWN OF ESTES PARK
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