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RESOLUTION NO. 13
Series of 1969
WHEREAS, many citizens of the City of Aspen, Colorado
have expressed concern over possible immediate and long-
range dangers of the scheduled underground nuclear explosion
at Rulison, Colorado, September 4, 1969, and have set up a
public hearing for Friday, August 29, 1969 to discuss the
details concerning this experiment using a 40 'kiloton
nuclear device; and
WHEREAS, no apparent national emergency exists concerning
the need for natural gas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Aspen, Colorado, hereby urges that full consider-
ation be given by the Atomic Energy Commission, the various
private corporations involved in the nuclear explosion and
the Governor of the State of Colorado to postpone the
experiment until fears of personal safety are allayed through
widespread public discussions throughout the State of Colorado.
Mayor
I, Lorraine Graves, duly elected City Clerk of the City of
Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Aspen City
Council at a regular meeting held August 25 ,1969.
City Clerk