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I RESOLUTION NO. 90-24
SERIES OF 1990
A RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO, OPPOSING
A PROPOSED LAND EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
FOREST SERVICE AND THE TENNENBAUMS
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tennenbaum have
proposed the purchase and exchange of approximately 2,000
acres of private land for an acre of land owned by the
United States Forest Service and located near Rockledge
Road at the base of Vail Mountain in Eagle County contiguous
to the Town of Vail, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Congressional action has been requested
to effect the exchange; and
WHEREAS, the Vail Town Council, citizens of the Town
of Vail, the Board of County Commissioners, and the citizens
of Eagle County place a high value on the preservation of
open space, wilderness areas, and the natural beauty of the
Town of Vail, Eagle County, and the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Vail is a home rule municipality
under the constitution and laws of the State of Colorado has
the right and responsibility of regulating land use on its
boundaries; and
WHEREAS, it is important for the Town of Vail and
the County of Eagle to preserve open space for the enjoyment
of both the citizens of the Town and the millions of individuals
who annually visit the Town of Vail and Eagle County; and
WHEREAS, the purchase and preservation of land to be
used as open space has been a high priority for the Town of
Vail throughout the last decade; and
WHEREAS, the proposed land exchange threatens the Town
of Vail's greatest natural resource, Vail Mountain; and
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WHEREAS, the Town of Vail has an active local planning
process using zoning regulations to ensure protection of
open space within the Town while providing for controlled
growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the Tennenbaum exchange if approved would
represent a subversion of both the national land acquisition
policy and the traditional federal land exchange administrative
process; and
WHEREAS, if the Tennenbaum land exchange is approved
by an act of Congress, it will call into question the ability
of all municipalities to control open space within or
adjacent to their boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon encourages the United
States Forest Service to work with local governments adjoining
public lands and establish no-trade zones for said public lands
unless such trades are endorsed by the local government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO:
It hereby sets forth its opposition to the proposed
Tennenbaum land exchange and urges the Colorado Congressional
Delegation not to introduce legislation to the United States
Congress for the purpose of effecting the exchange.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th
day of July, 1990 in Avon, Colorado.
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
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Al an R. Nottingh , Mayor
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