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RESOLUTION NO. 6
(Series of 1974)
WHEREAS, the Aspen City Council has become deeply
concerned with the impact that the energy shortage may
have on the tourist industry in Colorado, and more
specifically, the in~act on the Aspen area itself, and
WHEREAS, the Council is aware that while Aspen has
suffered, to date, no serious consequences from the
shortage, prospects
after
steps
tourist access to Colorado,
for the
are uncertain and the
should be taken to insure
and
coming summer and there-
Council feels immediate
continued and reliable
WHEREAS, the Council has been advised that certain
train services, below specified, would greatly aid this
area in its attempts to facilitate tourist travel,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
1. That AMTRAK be encouraged to provide Kansas City-
Denver AMTRAK service under the provisions of Section
403B of the AMTRAK Act which provides that AMTRAK
will operate a train when the states through which
the train runs agree to cover 2/3 of any loss that
may be incurred. Coordinated action by Kansas and
Colorado could bring about this rail
would serve the large tourist market
Kansas City.
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2. That the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad be
encouraged to up-grade and increase its passenger
service, and while fully cognizant of the long
standing pro-freight, anti.passenger policy of
the Denver and Rio Grande, the railroad utility
has an obligation to serve the public interest
in this emergency, and this position should be
made known to the local management of the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway.
Stacy Sta~dley III
Mayor
City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
accurate copy of a Resolution adopted by the Aspen City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its regular
meeting held on the ~-~ day of_~~_z__, 1974,
in Aspen, Colorado.