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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-10 Urging the Establishment of a Congressional District Encompassing Western ColoradoRESOLUTION X10 Series of 1981) a. A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Or" THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, URGING THE ESTABISISHMENT 0~' A CONGRESSIOi~AL DISTRICT ENCOMPASSI~tG WESTERN COI30RAD0. WIIEREAS, the ].980 census data have caused tl~iat Golor~.dc will gain one additional seat in the United States Congress; and WHEREAS, at present there is na single unified representation of Western Colorado in the Congress; and WHEREAS, in the coming decade there will be dramatic growth in the Western Colorado area; and WHEREAS, no present member of Congress lives on the Western Slope of Colorado; and WHEREAS, the effectiveness of the region in Congress and Washington D.C, may be more greatly enhanced with the additional presence of an elected representative from the Western Slope; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL does hereby urge the Governor and the Colorado Chief Justice to each appoint residents of the Western Slope to the Colorado Legislative Reapportionment Commission and does further resolve that the Legislative Reapportionment Commission establish a new unified Congressional seat comprising all of Western Colorado. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 7th day of April, 1981. Mayor ~ ~ `~'J ATTEST; Town Cler