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RESOLUTION N0.9
Series of 2003
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING REFERENDUM "A" ON THE 2003 COLORADO ELECTION
BALLOT AND PROVIDING OTHER DETAILS RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, Colorado's drought, water and economic futures are uncertain; and
WHEREAS, other drought solutions are available to produce results more quickly
and at less financial risk than incurring approximately $2 billion of debt as contemplated by
Referendum "A." These solutions include, but are not limited to:
Facilitating agreements between urban water users and agricultural
water users to share water in times of severe drought
Making full and efficient use and re-use of existing water supplies
Clearing dams of sediment which has reduced the storage capacity
of many dams
Investing in and creating incentives for water conservation and
efficiency for all categories of water users
Expanding existing reservoirs, expanding front range ground water
opportunities, and exploring new reservoir construction where
needed, financed by the project beneficiaries through existing
programs; and
WHEREAS, local governments across Colorado currently have access to funding to
build water storage projects and to fund many of the above-referenced solutions without the
passage of Referendum "A"; and
WHEREAS, Referendum "A" would create additional state debt (up to $4 billion
w/interest) for large storage projects, but would prohibit those funds from being used for
smaller projects and conservation efforts; and
WHEREAS, Referendum "A" provides no assurances that projects will provide
adequate mitigation for adverse effects on communities and the environment and, in fact,
specific language which would require said mitigation was specifically rejected by the
proponents of Referendum "A" in the Colorado General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Referendum "A" actually seeks a blank check for unspecified projects
and fails to provide a list of projects that will be pursued under its authority or any indication
as to who the project beneficiaries may be; and
WHEREAS, local governments and water utilities throughout Colorado have
traditionally been responsible for providing water to their citizens and will not benefit from a
new, state sponsored program to usurp those responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Town Council of the Town of Vail that sound
economic policy and inventive conservation strategies designed to protect Colorado's water
supply are important to the Town's citizens; and
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WHEREAS, The Town Council of the Town of Vail specifically opposes the State of
Colorado incurring the unnecessary and excessive debt outlined in Referendum "A."
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
1. The Town Council of the Town of Vail specifically opposes Referendum "A" on the
2003 Colorado election ballot and hereby recommends a NO vote on Referendum "A" to the
people of the Town of Vail and the Sate of Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of September,
2003.
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Ludwig P~urz, MayorS
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ore i Donaldson, Town Clerk
Town of Vail, Colorado
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in said County of Eagle for a period of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks next prior to the first
publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
United States mails as a periodical under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amend-
menu thereof, and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices r~rar'
and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado.
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