TC Resolution 17-28 Supporting Re-Authorization of Lottery Proceeds by the General Assembly in 2018RESOLUTION 17-28
SUPPORTING RE -AUTHORIZATION OF LOTTER PROCEEDS
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 2018
WHEREAS, Colorado voters provided for a statewide lottery, and in a subsequent election
adopted the Great Outdoor Colorado (GOCO) amendment to the state constitution, which directs
that lottery proceeds be used for parks, open space, wildlife, and outdoor recreation purposes,
and
WHEREAS, following the voters' approval of a lottery, the General Assembly created a
Lottery Division in the State Department of revenue to administer lottery, and
WHEREAS, as provided in the GOCO amendment, lottery profits are allocated to the Great
Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO Trust Fund), the Conservation Trust Fund, and the
Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, and
WHEREAS, since 1992, the GOCO Trust Fund has distributed approximately $1 billion in
grants for projects to improve communities in all of Colorado's 64 counties. Funds have helped
connect families to the outdoors, improved local trails and parks, built outdoor recreation
facilities, preserved ranchlands, water resources, and view corridors, improved river access and
quality and conserved wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, the GOCO Trust Fund distributed $350,000 directly to the Town of Avon to
fund current construction of Destination Jump, Splash, Learn playground in Nottingham Park,
and
WHEREAS, the GOCO Trust Fund has directly distributed $498,000 directly to the Town of
Avon for the construction of the Eagle Valley bike and pedestrian trail. Projects such as these
have made Avon a more desirable place to live, work, play and visit; and municipalities, and
special districts for acquisition, development, and maintenance of new conservation sites, capital
improvements, and maintenance for recreational purposes on public sites, and
WHEREAS, since 1992 the GOCO Trust Fund has distributed approximately 215 million of
lottery proceeds in support of Colorado's 42 state parks, .funding parkland acquisition, park
development and operations, trail construction and maintenance, environmental education, youth
and volunteer programs and stewardship and natural resource management, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Lottery Division is critical to the administration of the entire
GOCO program and the Division is set to expire unless extended by the General Assembly,
which during its 2018 session will consider legislation to extend the Division to 2039.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON THAT:
The Town of Avon strongly urges the Colorado General Assembly to approve legislation during
its 2018 session to re -authorize the Colorado Lottery Division until 2039.
ADOPTED December 12, 2017, by the AVON TOWN COUNCIL
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By: Attest:
Jennie Fancher, Mayor Debbie Hoppe, Tow lerk
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