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RESOLUTION 74-39
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 1156
NOW BEFORE THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE
WHEREAS, House Bill 1156 is now pending before the Colorado
Legislature, and
WHEREAS, such bill as proposed contains provisions designed to
allow municipalities to plan orderly growth and to control the effects of
growth in order to eliminate the many problems now confronting municipalities
associated with the growth now being experienced, particularly among
communities along the Colorado Front Range, and
1tiHEREAS, such proposed bill would provide the means for estab-
lishing areas which will be incorporated into municipalities in the
future and would grant some ability to control the development of these
areas to insure that such development is compatible with the plans of
such municipalities, and
WHEREAS, the bill as proposed provides for review of such
designated areas by other interested governmental bodies, including
counties, regions and the State, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has studied such bill and is of the
opinion that the provisions contained therein are extremely necessary
in order to control growth and to enable government at the local level
to be able to develop and implement sound plans
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City of Fort Collins hereby expresses its strong
support for House Bill 1156 now before the State Legislature and recommends
that the Legislature enact such legislature
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held this day, of -M c, 4 A D 1974
ATTEST Mayor
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City Clerk