HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-119-07/19/1988-LOCATION TOURIST WELCOME CENTER RESOLUTION 88-119
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING THE LOCATION OF A NEW TOURIST
WELCOME CENTER NORTH OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, the state Tourism Board wants to open 5 or 6 new Colorado
Welcome Centers across the state to promote tourism; and
WHEREAS, a 1984 state highway traffic count shows approximately 35%
more traffic entering the state from north Interstate 25 (I-25) than from
any other highway or direction; and
WHEREAS, the state wants to open a Northern Colorado center along I-25
near the Wyoming border; and
WHEREAS, a study conducted by Colorado State University found that
welcome center users spent 24% more per day than non-users; and
WHEREAS, a tourist welcome center located on I-25 would be a
financially lucrative addition to the northern Colorado region; and
WHEREAS, a center located north of Fort Collins should not have a
detrimental economic effect on Loveland or Greeley, but a location south of
Fort Collins would have a detrimental effect on Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City of Fort Collins encourages the location of a new
Northern Colorado State Welcome Center along Interstate 25 between Fort
Collins and the Wyoming state line.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this
19th day of July, A.D. 1988.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk