HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.004-78RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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RESOLUTION NO. ~
(Series of 1978)
TO ESTABLISH A POLICY TO SUPPORT THE ASSIGNMENT
OF NEW VHF TELEVISION CHANNEL TO GLENWOOD SPRINGS,
COLORADO, AND TO URGE THE FEDERAL cOMMUNICATIONS
cOMMISSION TO ADOPT A RULE TO THAT EFFECT
WHEREAS, the communities of Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle
Counties do not have adequate access to local television service;
and
WHEREAS, the three above-named counties of the Tri- County
Region are bound together by the Region's unique geography
and common interests; and
WHEREAS, the Tri-County Region is experiencing rapid and
stable population growth and economic development; and
WHEREAS, local television service is necessary to provide
the people of the Tri-County Region with a local source of
news, public affairs, informational, and entertainment programs;
to provide the local governments and civic and community
organizations with a valuable outlet to the communities they
serve; to provide the commercial community with the most
effective means of communication available for purposes of
advertising and public service; and, to provide the substantial
recreational population with a vital source of information
concerning regional and local activities; and
WHEREAS, Glenwood springs, the county seat of Garfield
County, is an appropriate and convenient location for a tele-
vision station serving the Tri-County Region;
BE IT RESOLVED the the City of Aspen supports the assignment
of a new VHF television channel to Glenwood Springs, colorado,
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and urges the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a
rule to that effect, to provide a first local television
service to the Tri-County Region of Garfield, Pitkin and
Eagle Counties.
Mayor
I, i~ATHRYN S. HAUTER, City Clerk, do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that Resolution
adopted by the Aspen City Council at its meeting held
City Clerk
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