HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-024-04/17/1969-COMMENDING EARL DOUGLASS RESOLUTION Gr'I'�`f
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COMMENDING
EARL DOUGLASS
WHEREAS, the records of the City disclose that Earl Douglass
initially registered as a voter on March 16, 1898, at which time he was
a student at Colorado A & M, now Colorado State University, and
WHEREAS, said records further show that his name was never
purged from the same, disclosing that said Earl Douglass had a continuous
voting record of over seventy years, and
WHEREAS, the said Earl Douglass not only manifested his
interest in municipal affairs by his voting record but actively parti-
cipated in municipal affairs by being one of a group instrumental in
Fort Collins acquiring its own municipal light and power system and in
serving as its Commissioner of Finance from 1934 to 1946, and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the members of the City Council
that appropriate recognition be made of the service to this community by
Earl Douglass
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that Earl Douglass be and he hereby is commended for his
long and active service as a citizen of the City of Fort Collins as
manifested by his voting record and by his contribution as a leader in
community affairs for many years
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be spread
upon the minutes of the City Council and a certified copy hereof be
delivered to said Earl Douglass
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held this 17th day of April , A D 1969
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