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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 Series of 197fi 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. Res. ~' Page 2 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. 1~ ~ ~.~~ r ATTESTo 1n1r~ L ~i Town Clerk i' 1 Y u `3.~J~1~ •UUW U l!VrJ.I~ i 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