HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.hpc.012-1976RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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RESOLUTION
Recommending improvements to
Lift One A Park including protection
to the Boat Tow
WHEREAS, the Historical Preservation Committee is charged
to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare
of the public by preserving those qualities that relate to the
history of the City of Aspen, and
WHEREAS, Lift One A Park has been designated as a historic
landmark, the site of the first ski lift in Aspen, and
WHEREAS, prior to the construction of the first ski lift,
access up the mountain was by way of a rope towed sled called a
boat tow, and
WHEREAS, one of the two boat tows is now located adjacent to
Lift one, and is susceptible to the deteriorating effects of
weather and potential damage of vandalism,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Aspen Historical
Preservation Committee recommends that a site plan be developed
for Lift One Park and that the plan incorporate a method to
protect and display the original boat tow, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the plan for protection of the
boat tow should incorporate an exhibit of information and photo-
graphs on early skiing in Aspen, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the presentation of early
skiing should include maintenance and preservation of Lift One
which is presently in need of painting.
DATE:
Lary Groe~, ~airm~n
Historical P~esc~fvation Committee