HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-014-02/05/2002-SUPPORTING THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE TRAIL - A COLORADO STATE PARKS INITIATIVE RESOLUTION 2002-014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE TRAIL—
A COLORADO STATE PARKS INITIATIVE
WHEREAS,Colorado State Parks plans to create a trail from Fort Collins to Trinidad,called
the Colorado Front Range Trail (the "Trail"); and
WHEREAS, the Trail will link existing trail systems with new trail corridors to create a
pathway between Colorado's population centers; and
WHEREAS,in Fort Collins the Trail is identified as the Union Pacific Trail to Loveland and
the Poudre River Trail from Laporte to Timnath; and
WHEREAS, all trail routes comprising the Trail shall be determined and approved by the
local jurisdictions through which they pass, and the local jurisdictions' land use decision processes
will determine all acquisition and trail development decisions; and
WHEREAS, the Trail will be funded with State revenues and by other local governments,
and will not impact existing trail funding in Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, over 90%of Coloradans surveyed use trails,and there is strong support for the
Trail among local community stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Board has reviewed the proposal for the Trail and
recommended unanimously that the City Council support the Trail; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Resource Advisory Board has reviewed the proposal for the Trail
and recommended unanimously that the City Council support the Trail.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City supports the proposed Colorado Front Range Trail.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 5th day of February,
A.D. 2002.
Mayor
City Clerk