HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-150-11/04/1997-BANNING COMMERCIAL AIR TOURS ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK RESOLUTION 97-150
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING CONGRESSIONAL BILL S.1143 BANNING
COMMERCIAL AIR TOURS OVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins understands that Senator Wayne Allard introduced
legislation on September 3, 1997 prohibiting all commercial air tours over Rocky Mountain National
Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 96-91, on August 6, 1996, supporting
Alternative One(Docket Number 28577) of the US Department of Transportation,Federal Aviation
Administration, supporting a temporary total ban of commercial sightseeing aircraft operations over
Rocky Mountain National Park; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins agrees with the positions of Larimer and Grand
Counties and the Town of Estes Park in their support of a total ban; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Fort Collins, being in close proximity to Rocky Mountain
National Park, enjoy its natural quiet,tranquility and intrinsic values on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, 96 percent of the Park's three million annual visitors identified"tranquility" as
extremely important and 81 percent of the visitors to the Park oppose tour overflights; and
WHEREAS, the visitors to the Park make a substantial contribution to the economies of
northern Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the opportunity for recreational activities, including wildlife viewing, is
important to a quality visitor experience, and wildlife biologists report that the noise from frequent
tour overflights has a very high potential for detrimental effects on the many wildlife species that
inhabit the Park.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the Congress of the United States is encouraged to pass into law S.1143 banning
commercial tour overflights at Rocky Mountain National Park.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 4th day of November,
A.D. 1997.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk