HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.006-57RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissi~ners for Pitkin
County, State of Colorado, plan to construct an airport or im-
prove the existing airport near the City of Aspen and plan to
finance said construction or improvements through the issuance
of anticipation warrants in the event sufficient funds are not
immediately available as may be required to start construction
as soon after ~¥iay 31, 19~7, as may be possible~
~fHEREAS, the United States government, through the
.Civil Aeronautics Administration, may match a part of the funds
expended by the County of Pitkin in accordance with the laws of
the United States for those purposes made and provided,
F~U.~EREAS, the construction of an airport will be of
considerable economic benefit to the City of Aspen and to its
inhabitants through increased tourist business and more rapid
transportation for other business purposes including transpor-
tation of passengers and cargo, and
~{..E~EAS, construction of a new airport or the improve-
ment of the existi~g airport is for ~the public health, safety,
and welfare of the City of Aspen,
NOW, THIEF~=~?~ BE IT RESOLV~:
1. That the City of As)~en p.a_y'to the County of Pi tkin
the sum of Three Thousand and No/100 (~3,000.00) Dollars for
the purpose of construction of a new airport or the improvement
of the existing airport near Aspen, subject to the terms herein-
after provided and to the laws of the State of Colorado and the
United States as may properly apply hereto, in the manner
following:
A. The sum of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars upon
the passage of this Resolution.
B. The sum of One Thousand (~1,000) Dollars May l,
1~8,o~ and the sum of One Thousand (~l,000). Dollars
I¥Iay l, 19~9.
2. That in the event construction or improvement of
said airport is not begun by M~.y l, 19~8, then said funds advanc-
ed by the City of Aspen hereunder sha~ll be paid over to the City
of Aspen by the County of Pitkin.
3. That the ~ayor a~.d Clerk or Treasurer of the City
of Aspen are hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant to
Pitkin County, on ' funds of the City of Aspen
for the payment referred to in Paragraph lA above, payable from
the contingency fund~
Passed and approved at
of Nay, A. D. 19~7.
Aspen, Colorado~ this'-'
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