HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 Resolution No. 051I
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Wlll ·:l~·:I\.!;, The• C i t y Cn1111 c·il ol 1111 · <'i ly of I0:11qlPwo11d ...i.n d all of the n[ficc r:.; a nd
employees of this C ity were rece ntly dismayed at the death of John v. Christensen, Chairman
of the Arapahoe County Commissioners ; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Christensen devoted more than twenty years of continuous service to
the publ ic as a l eader in local g overnment, serving as a Commissioner of Arapahoe County since
1 '!)52 , ._u 1d al t l w lime o f lij:; 1h •.:tlh w.1 :; :;1•1-vi11q hj :; four teenth y e ar a s Chai rma n of the Boa1·d of
said Cocmnissioncrs ; and
\1111 .. ~HJ<:I\.<:;. lh1 ~ prn qrl':-;:~ nf /\1.q .. 1hnr C'n1111ly i:; uttrihutc-rl tn Cnmmi :-::-.in n ('r C hr :i:-:t L'n sc n's
llo r t ::; cln d l c~u.J c t ~hip iu mai11L.ii11.i11y .i p o l.icy ol orderly growth and development, the concept
of Greenbelts and Open Spaces, the organization of the South Suburban Metropolitan Park and
creation Dis tric t , and the development of th e Arapahoe County Airport; and
WHEREAS , Mr . Christensen was instrumental in organizing the Inter-County Regional
Planning Cocmnission now known as the Denver Regional Council of Governments, serving as Chairman
of both bodies ; and
WHEREAS , he gave free ly of his time and leadership to many state and county organ-
izations concerned with local g overnment, serving on many of them as an officer;
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