HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-26 Opposition to the Trads of Land Adjacent to the Boundaries of the Town or Within the Gore Valley by the US Forest Service or other Governemental AgenciesRESOLUTION N0. ~(C
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A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION
OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO THE TRADES OF
LAND AD3ACENT TQ THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL OR WITHIN THE GORE VALLEY
BY THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE OR
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF INCREASING DEVELOPABLE LAND
IN THE GORE VALLEY
WHEREAS, the development in the Gore Valley is fast
reaching maximum proportions;
WHEREAS, the numbers of people living in the Gore
Valley or using the Gore Valley for recreational purposes
is limited by the topography, availability, of governmental
services, availability of water resources, skiing capacity
on the Mountain, and other restrictions;
WHEREAS, the Forest Service and certain governmental
agencies have in the past agreed to land trades that have
increased the land in the Valley available to residential and
commercial development, thereby adding more residents and users
to the Valley;
WHEREAS, there have been trades of land that benefited
the public when the land traded was used for recreational pur-
poses, open space and public facilities;
WHEREAS, the Town Council is of the opinion that
future land trades that would add to the densities of the
Gore Valley should be discouraged;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT:
1} The Town Council of the Town of Vail hereby
expresses its opposition to the trading of U. S. Forest Service
or other governmental agency lands adjacent to the boundaries
of the Town of Vail or located within the Gore Valley that
would be used for residential or c~~~u~terciai development.
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2} The Town Council urges the rejection of such
trades unless the same are clearly demonstrable to be within
the public interest, and the land would be used far recrea-
tional purposes, open space or other public facilities.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this 2nd
day of November, 1976.
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FOR IMI~,EDIATE RELEASE
VAIL ASSOCIATES SCRAPS PLANS FOR POTATO PATC~I ADpITION
November 2, 1976
Vail Associates, Inc. announced on November 2, 1.976, that p1,~.ns for pursuing
a trade with the U. S. Forest Service to expand the Potato Patch subdivision have
been dropped. At the same time, the company announced its support of the Vail Town
Council resolution designed to discourage trades for public lands where the net
resin! t tivou7 d be adcli ti onal Gore Creek Valley beds ,
The determination to take a leadership role in this issue was made after a review
of the Town of Vail's preliminary Growth Management pats. The data indicates that
there are mare accor~madations currently zoned in the Valley than the mountain capa-
city wi]1 support. "Adding mare beds under these circumstances will arl;7 further
complicate t1~e growth management problem which is currently being acldressAd by ~:he
Tcwn--and we feel that support on the 'trade issue' is a step toward solving these
problems", according to Dick Peterson, Vail Associates, Inc. President.
Concurrently, Vail Associates, Inc. is urging the county and ~frban cor-~munities
tc, keep all avenues open for land exchanges that will benefit the upper Eagle Valley.
examples could include exchanges for recreation, back country access, open space,
grazing and timber sales among others.
Press Contact:
Roger Tilkemeier
Vag! Associates, ~~(i. Box 7, Vail, Colorado 81657, 303/476-5601