HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.010-88 RESOLUTION NO.
(Series of 1988)
OF THE ASPEN CITY COUNCIL
ON BEHALF OF CITY RESIDENTS
RESIDING IN HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION SERVICE AREAS
REQUESTING UNDERGROUNDING OF ALL AERIAL UTILITIES
WHEREAS: The property owners and residents of the City of Aspen
have long been interested in having all aerial utilities placed
underground; and
WHEREAS: The City buried the aerial utilities in the commercial
core in 1976; and
WHEREAS: The City of Aspen has recently spent $3,000,000.00 of
Aspen Electric Department revenues for undergrounding the primary
lines of the aerial utilities in its service area and for
installing new street lights; and
WHEREAS: The property owners have formed an improvement district
for the purpose of burying the service lines at a cost to be paid
by them of about $400,000.00; and
WHEREAS: The entire City Electric system will be underground at
the close of the current construction season; and
WHEREAS: The undergrounding of aerial utilities has previously
been discussed with Holy Cross Electric Association during
franchise negotiations; and
WHEREAS: The staff of the City of Aspen has received many
requests for undergrounding aerial utilities in Holy Cross
Electric Association service areas; and
WHEREAS: The absence of aerial utilities provides aesthetic and
environmental benefits to the neighborhoods and the community:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN,
COLORADO:
That the Aspen City Council does hereby call on and urge Holy
Cross Electric Association to underground all of its aerial
utilities located within the corporate limits of the City of
Aspen.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That Holy Cross Electric Association act as the lead aerial
utility and coordinate with the other aerial utilities in causing
the removal of all aerial utilities and utility poles.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN ON THIS NINTH
DAY OF MAY, 1988.
William L. Stirling, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that
resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado at a meeting held on the 9th of May, 1988.
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk