HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-165-10/04/1994-AMENDMENT 13 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT LIMITED GAMING II MANITOU SPRINGS PUBLIC AIRPORTS RESOLUTION 94-165
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
STATING THE CITY'S OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT 13,
LIMITED GAMING II-MANITOU SPRINGS AND PUBLIC AIRPORTS
WHEREAS, Amendment 13, known as "Limited Gaming II-Manitou Springs and
Public Airports," is a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that the
voters will consider at the November 8, 1994 general election; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 13 authorizes limited gaming in the City of Manitou
Springs, without a local option vote by the citizens of Manitou Springs; and
WHEREAS, eighty-eight percent of the voting citizens of Manitou Springs
opposed limited gaming in their city at the November 1993 election; and
and WHEREAS, the Manitou Springs City Council unanimously opposes Amendment 13;
WHEREAS, Amendment 13 authorizes slot machines at airports upon approval
of the airport's governing body and without a local option vote by the citizens
within the airport district; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins City Council opposes limited gaming except where
it is authorized by a vote of the citizens within the jurisdiction where such
gaming will occur.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
that the Council opposes Amendment 13 and urges voters to become informed about
the effects of this measure on their local community and its effect on
representative democracy in Colorado.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the C'ty Council held this 4th
day of October, A.D. 1994.
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