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RESQLUTI~N NO.
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WHEREAS, the Colorado I;epaxtrnent of Highways has begun construction
of Interstate 74 by the Town of Vail, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Aepaxtment a£ Highways has not consulted the
Town of Vail regarding access from or under the proposed
highway fox the Town of Vail, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department a£ Highways has made no provision
for an underpass in the area where that road known as Forest
Road on the Town plat intersects the highway right-.af-.way.,
and said road is generally south of the Forest Service Road known
as Red Sandstone Road which intersects the highway right - of -way
on the north side, and
WHEREAS, that land north of Interstate ?4 in this area is a logical area for
future annexation to the Town, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the Town of 'Mail is currently consid-
ering asite on the south side of Interstate 70 adjacent to Forest
Road as the logical area for the construction of a Fire Station and
other Municipal Facilities, and
V~HEREAS, the Planning Coxnrnission of the Town of Vail is currently consid-
ering that area south of the Highway, north of Gore Creek and east
of Forest Road as a logical site far future intensive tourist oriented
commercial development, and
WHEREAS, the Red S_.ndstane Road is used by many people visiting the Town
of Vail as the only access to certain recreational facilities made
available by the Forest Service, and
WHEREAS, if no underpass is provided to connect Forest Raad with Red Sand-
stone Road the following will result:
1) Areas within the Town a£ Vail will be separated fxom interacting
in a convenient fashion both in terms of the worirings a£ the Town
Government and the social and economic intercourse that should
be normally enjoyed by the citizens of the same community.
2} That area north of the highway, currently within the limits of
the Vail Fire Protection District, will be severely endangered by
the inability of Fire and other emergency vehicles to cross Inter
state 70 at Forest Road.
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3} The Town of Vail will lase some of its tax base due to the
lesser assessed valuation of the area north of the Interstate
if no underpass exists, and
4} The Colorado Department of Highways might have to pay
severance darrxages to landowners north of the Interstate in this
area which would come close to the cost of constructing the
underpass.
NOW THEREFOk7.E, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Boaxd of Trustees of the Town
of Vail, that said Board xequests the Colorado Department of
Highways to construct an underpass under Interstate 70 to connect
Foxest Road with Red Sandstone Road.
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