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RESOLUTION NO. 44, SERIES OF 1968
A RESOLUTION ON TWO INITIATIVE PETITIONS CONCERNING TRAFFIC
WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD.
WHEREAS, the City council has received petitions initiating
ordinances which would have the effect of prohibiting one-way
streets within the City, and requiring the re-institution of left
turns at the intersection of South Bannock Street with Colorado
Highway 70: and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds these petitions to be
suf ficic nt and has caused them to be placed on the ballot for the
November 5, 1968, election: and,
WHEREAS, the City council has carefully reviewed these
ordinances: and,
WHEREAS, it feels that the citizens, in casting their
votes on these issues, should be apprized of a number of important
factors as follows:
l. Traffic patterns and volumes change from time to
time, depending upon many factors.
2. The City should not be denied the use of one-way
streets as a practical method of moving traffic
safely and efficiently.
3. Traffic control and traffic safety are matters which
should be decided by competent professional engineers
under the general guidance of the City Council.
4. Eliminating all one-way streets would result in
expenses of major proportion which would divert
monies from other needed services.
5. Passage of these two ordinances would require an
extensive overhaul of our downtown traffic pattern
with resulting unnecessary confusion to the
motorists.
6. Restoration of east bound to north bound left turns
at the intersection of South Bannock Street and
Colorado Highway 70 runs counter to the court liti-
gation currently in effect, and would pose serious
legal problems, as well as being in direct opposition
to the wishes of the Colorado Department of Highways.
7. The one-way traffic pattern has received favorable
reconunendations by the engineering firm of Small
Cooley and Associates and by the City of Englewood's
Planning Conunission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City council
requests the voters to vote against the Ordinances for the afore-
said reasons.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
STEPHEN A.
City Clcrk-Tre
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