HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 07/16/1968• �ly 16, 1968
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD Held July
• 16, 1968, in the Council Chambers.
Present: President Ward Fischer, Vice President
Frank Ghent, Board Members Fred Feit, Dugan Wilkinson, Harvey
Johnson and Secretary John Bartel.
Also present were City Manager Tom Coffey, Assistant
City Manager Tom Burgess, Director of Finance Charlie Cain,
Director of Public Works Charles Liquin, City Planners Don
Reynolds and Robert Engelke, Superintendent of Water and Sewer
Eddie Hilgenberg, Hydrologist Morton Bittinger, several citizens
and the press and radio.
The President opened the meeting for open discussion
on the possibility of formng a Metro Water District, due to
• Kodak locating permanently in the area. This matter was before
the Water Board several times in the past, but nothing came of
the proposal due to lack of consideration and cooperation by
our neighboring Water Districts.
Mr. Bittinger stated this has possibilities, but a
study should be compiled, also the districts and nearby cities
should take this matter up with their members to get their
feelings. He estimated a cost of $3,500.00 to $4,000.00 for
an area report and $2,500.00 to $3,000.00 for a report on Fort
Collins and the immediate area. Cost could be divided among
all participating.
It was agreed that this undertaking has many problems
and would take quite sometime. It was felt that a major prob-
lem would be competition among the districts.
• • July 16, 1968
• President Fischer announced Kodak was calling a
meeting in Loveland on July 25, 1968, at 4:00 P.M. at the Northern
Colorado Water Conservancy District office. Invited are the
cities of Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and Windsor, also
the managers of the districts, however, this meeting was
cancelled by Kodak due to the fact they believed it more
prac.t.ical and economical to obtain water from Greeley,
since Greeley lines are in the immediate vicinity.
The problem of additional water for the community
was discussed due to the rapid growth. It was suggested that
the cities einite and try to obtain some if not all of the
750,00 acre feet controlled by the Government in the Western
Slope area. If no attempt is made it could be lost as
Denver has already applied for 250,000 acre feet.
With nothing more to be discussed, the Board adjourned.
Secretary--