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RESOLUTION NO. 21, SERIES OF 1969
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE IMMINENT NECESSITY FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXPRESSWAY TO SERVE THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA AND CALLING
UPON THE COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY ·DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER
APPROPRIATE STATE OFFICIALS TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO ASSURE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAME AT THE EARLIEST
POSSIBLE DATE.
WHEREAS, the south and southwestern portions of the
Denve r metropolitan area are not presently being served by a
freeway connection between that portion of the metropolitan
area and the downtown Denver area: and
WHEREAS, there has been in the recent past considerable
conanercial and industrial development in said portion of the
metropolitan area, and there will be, in the future, continued
growth and expansion in this area: and
WHEREAS, this development and expansion has caused
considerable increase in the amount of traffic flowing between
the south and southwestern portions of the Denver metropolitan
area on the one hand, and the downtown Denver area on the other:
a nd
WHEREAS, it is the considered judgment and opinion of
this City Council that the present street systems servicing the
two ;irC"il::l tlrC" r>rr-Arnt 1 y i nilrlrflUilt o and wi 11 contj nu e to b ecom e
more inadequate as Lime passes: and
WHEREAS, it is the further considered judgment and opinion
f lh i u Count: i 1 t 11.1 t no reuou i cJn or expansion of t h e pr o ocn t st rcc t
system would be, or can be, adequate to accommodate the projected
lrc.1f lie..: lotitJH for lhiu t..1 re c.1 "rnd lhal only lho con0 tr uction of a
freeway i n this qeneral area will adequately solve the traffic
fH ul> I e m u 11 uw Lt· i ll 'J 1.·11 t.:u u11l u 1 uu , ..tu wu l l uu l11u uu lo bu u 11 co u11 Lu r uu
in the future,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO that this City Council should, and
does hereby, call upon the Colorado Department of Highways and all
h er officials of the S tate of Colorado charged with the responsi-
bility of d c v c lopiny and implcmcntinq adequate traffic planning
and construction to take all steps which may be necessary to assure
construction of an adequate freeway system to serve the south and
southwestern portjons of this metropolitan area with all deliberate
speed to th e end that s uch a freeway construction shall be com-
pleted at the earliest possible moment.
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Attest:
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I, Stephen A Lyon, City Clerk-Treasurer of the City
of Englewood, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and
for egoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of a resolution
passed by the City Council of the City of Englewood, on the 2nd
day of June, 1969.
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