HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 Resolution No. 008I
RE SOL UT ION NO .
SERIES OF 1988
A RESOLUTION OPPOS IN G A PROPOSED SALES TA X IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO CON -
STRU CT THE E-470 BELTWAY .
WHEREAS, The E-470 Authority proposes a .4'. tax on all retail s al es
in Arapahoe County to help finance construction of a beltway along the eastern
peri me t er of the metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood is located at the opposite end of
Arapahoe County at a distance of approximately IO miles from the clo sest junc -
ture with E-470 ; and
WHEREAS , the impos i tion of an added sale s tax would raise approxi -
matel •1 $1 .4 million annually from Englewood merchants, customers and resident s
for >--.ltway that would be of virtually no di rect benefit to the City of En -
glewood , and
WHEREAS , con s truction of E-470 could draw commerce and office ac -
tivity from Englewood while citizens pay a tax for its constru~tion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood wishes to maintain the health and
economic welfare of the community ; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Englewood face a nu mber of other proposed
taxe s and fees to be imposed by outside entities ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Englewood recognizes the ne~d for a beltway to
improve traffic flow in the metropolitan area but will realize little benefit
for its residen t s
NOW , THERf.fORE , BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Co un cil of ti•~ City of
En glewood , ColorJdr . as follows :
That the City Council oppo se any plan to include the City of Engle -
wood in the sales tax district to be created by the E-470 Authority .
ADO,TED AND APPROVED this 29th day of February , 1988 .
ATTE ST:
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Cler~ of the City of Englewood, Colorad o,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true , accurate and com-
plete copy of Resolution No. ~• Series of 1988 .
Patricia H. Cro w
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