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RESOLUTION NO. £k
SE RIES OF I ')97
A RESOLUTION OFFERING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE ENGLEWOOD HISTOIUCAL
SOCIETY'S "HI ST0RIC ENGLEWOOD ~ANTA FE DEPOT RESTORAT ION PRO JE CT"''
WHEIU:AS, the Depot h.as bttn, a nd co ntinues to be, a n important part of the co mmunity:
and
WHEREAS , the Englewood Depot opened June I, I 9 ! 5 a nd se rved passengers a nd fre ight
fo r th e co mmu,,ities of Engkwood, Sheridan , Petersburg, and Fon Logan unti l 1955: a nd
W HEREAS , The Englewo od Depot has been listed in the State Reg ister of Hi storic
l'ropcrtie s fo r the State of Colorado: and
WHEREAS, in 1993 , the En glewood Depot was marked fo r de molition to make wav for
fut ure construction on Santa Fe Drive . a nd in 1994, the En glewood Hi sto rica l Society undertook
the ,izeab lc task of saving the Depot and relocat ing it to its cu rrent location at Dartmout l :incl
Gal:ipago : and
WHEREAS . t he Engl ewood H isto rical Society plans to restore the Depot to its o ri ginal
co ndition and make it home o me Engl ewood H is tory Museum, anJ is interested in expanding its
site for sufficient pa rking and outdoor activiti es: a nd
WHEREAS , The Englewood Cny Council wishes to congra tulate the Hi storical Socie t_1• 1111
t he sub stantial p rogress made on this p ro ject. and to offe r strong su pport for co nt inuation of the
Hi storical Re storation c,f the En ewood Santa Fe Depot Project:
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESO LVED BY THE CI TY COU, CIL OF T;•IE C IH OF
r:N GLE\"OOD , CO LOR.\00 THAT
The Ci t,· anJ the citizen, oi En~.e•1·ood su pport with pride the Eng lewo od Historical Socirtv in its
~fforts t·o n.''>to rc the Engle,,,ood -,rnta F~ 0L'pot to its plal'.C of honor in our co111muni1 \' ·
I. Loucri,h ia :\ Ellis Ci ,v Cler; fo r the Citv 0f Englewood. Colo ra do. hcrebv ce rtifv th e
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