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COUNTY GOVERNMENT - WHERE IS IT? CAN GOALS BECOME REALITY? YES !
IS WELD COUNTY BEHIND THE TIMES? NO! ! WELD COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS MADE BOLD
STRIDES FORWARD IN DEVELOPING MI) STREAMLINING EFFICIENT COUNTY GOVERNMENT,
GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN TAKEN INCREASING MODERN CONVENIENCES TO SERVE THE PEOPLE -
- AND THERE ARE MORE ADVANCES TO COME, WE ARE NOW IMPLEMENTING COMPUTERIZED
ACCOUNTING, GROWTH STUDIES FOR FUTURE NEEDS AND CENTRALI7FD DEPARTMENTS,
ALL DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY IN MIND OF A COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS BEING FORI'TED) AS IT RECENTLY WAS.
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BASED ON THE VAST RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY AND A POPULATION OF 200,000,
REGIONAL PLANNING IN ALL AREAS IS VERY IMPORTANT. FORE CITIZEN ADVICE IS
A MUST FOR THE FUTURE IF WELD COUNTY IS TO REMAIN OUR KIND OF PLACE IN WHICH
TO LIVE. THE LARIMER-WELD REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISISON HAS BEEN FORMED TO
CREATE COMPATIBLE, LONG-RANGE, COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT IN THE TWO COUNTIES
WHICH FORM REGION II .
WE MUST PROTECT OUR LAND WITH SOUND ZONING POLICIES TO INSURE DESIRABLE INDUSTRY,
WELL-PLANNED SUBDIVISIONS, ADEQUATE RECREATION AND TO PROTECT OUR AVAILABLE
RESOURCES FOR TODAY AND FOR THE FUTURE, CONSEQUENTLY, THE WELD COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS DRAWN UP: AFTER MUCH STUDY BY WELD COUNTY PLANNERS,
INPUT FROM CITIZENS AND REVIEW BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE BOARD OF WELD
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DID ADOPT BY RESOLUTION THE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
MAKING LAW INTELLIGENT PROGRESSIVE GUIDELINES FOR COUNTY GROWTH.
As DEFINED BY STATE LAW:
THE COUNTY. . .MASTER PLAN SHALL BE MADE WITH THE GENERAL
PURPOSE OF GUIDING AND ACCOMPLISHING A COORDINATED, ADJUSTED
AND HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY. . .WrIICH, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS FUND RESOURCES, WILL
BEST PROMOTE. . .EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IN THE PROCESS OF
DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING SUCH DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION AND
USES OF LAND. . .AS WILL TEND. . .TO REDUCE THE WASTES OF
.RESOURCES WHICH WILL RESULT FROM EITHER THE EXCESSIVE
CONGESTION OR EXCESSIVE SCATTERING OF POPULATION; AND WILL
TEND TOWARD AN EFFICIENT AND ECONOMIC UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION
AND PRODUCTION OF THE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND WATER. „AND OTHER
FACILITIES AND RESOURCES,
SECTION 105-2-6, CRS
1963, AS AMENDED
RECREATION
WELD COUNTY WITH CITY AND TOWN INVOLVEMENT N'UST MOVE BOLDLY INTO A NEW ARENA
TO HELP PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND RECREATION FOR ALL AGES, BASED ON THE PROJECIED
URBAN GROWTH, TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1974, THE WELD COUNTY RECREATION
BUILDING IN ISLAND GROVE PARK WILL PROVIDE 25,009 SQUARE FEET FOR EXHIBITS,
CONVENTIONS AND ROOM FOR MOST ANY RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT GROUPS WOULD LIKE
TO BRING TO USE IN THE BUILDING, IT HAS ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR CONCERTS)
FARM SHOWS) CATERED BANQUETS, WILL BE AIR CONDITIONED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE
AND USEFUL TO .A VARIETY OF GROUPS,
LAW AND ORDER.
WHAT CAN WE LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE? RECENT LEGISLATION DEMANDS THAT TO BE
CERTIFIED LAW OFFICERS MUST MEET CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS
SO THE CALIBER AND KNOWIFDGE OF LAW ENFORCERS IS BEING CONSTANTLY UPGRADED,
COUNTY AND REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE GREATLY ENHANCED WITH THE LAW .
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BEING DEVELOPED: MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
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WILL BE ABLE TO QUICKLY COORDINATE THEIR ACTIONS OR CONTACT FIRE AND AMBULANCE
SERVICES THROUGH A CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TRENDS
IN LAW AND ORDER TODAY? THERE IS A DEFINITE RETURN TOWARD HONEST LAW WHERE THE
OFFICER HAS THE LAW AND THE POWER TO ENFORCE IT.
HEALTH - WHERE ARE WE GOING?
VLAJOR GROWTH AT WELD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL IS INEVITABLE AND HEALTH CARE
MUST BE KEPT ABREAST OF OUR POPULATION GROWTH WITH PLANNED PROVISIONS FOR ALL
FACTIONS OF OUR POPULATION, CONSEQUENTLY, A NEW WELD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
IS BEING CONSTRUCTED JUST EAST OF THE HOSPITAL,
HEALTH
BECAUSE OF THE NEW/BUILDING THE HOSPITAL CAN UTILIZE SPACE FORMERLY OCCUPIED
BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHICH CAN NOW EXPAND EXISTING SERVICES AND OFFER
NEW ONES, THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE ITS USE BY THE
HANDICAPPED ALSO,
WELFARE 'REFORM - WHO NEEDS IT?
WE DO! ! WELFARE MUST CONTINUE TO BE BASICALLY GOVERNED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,
WHY? BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ADMITTED $5
MILLION MISTAKE; (2) THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S MEAGER INCREASE OF 14Z IN COST
SHARING; (3) WELD COUNTY'S COST SPARING HAS RISEN 114%. BECAUSE OF THE
. LOCAL NFFN)S, A WAY SHOULD BE FOUND FOR SNIPING THE TAX BURDEN FROM PROPERTY
TO OTHER SOURCES, RECENTLY, EVEN THOUGH EXCElIFNT LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PASSED
TO RELIEVE PROPERTY TAXES AND PROVIDE MANPOWER TRAINING, FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENTS HAVE NOT SUPPLIED MONIES TO FUND THE LEGISLATION.
THE WELD COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTPhNET WILL BE MOVED TO A NEW BUILDING IN 1974.
BUILT BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE FOR ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILLION DOLLARS, THE BUILDING
WILL BE RENTED BY THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT WITH AN OPTION TO BUY IN THE FUTURE.
FEDERAL FUNDING WILL REIMBURSE 30% OF THE RENT PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT AND WE
WILL RECEIVE TAXES ON THE PROPERTY MEANING THE VENTURE WILL BE A MONEYMAKER
FOR THE COUNTY,
LT/IRONmENTAL PROBIFMS - WE DO HAVE THEM
CLEAR, FRESH WATER IS OUR GREATEST RESOURCE AND WE MUST CONTROL AND REVERSE
THE POLLUTION AND DESTRUCTION OF OUR STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS, AGRICULTURAL LAND
MUST BE PROTECTED, •
WELD COUNTY IS RAPIDLY MOVING AHEAD THROUGH REGIONAL PLANNING IN THE AREAS
OF FLOOD PLAIN ZONING, PREVENTION OF FUTURE DAMAGING FLOODS, REGIONAL
WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, MASTER ROAD SYSTEMS, SOIL USAGE, TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPPING
AND COMPATIBLE ZONING AND PLANNING AMONG EXISTING TOWNS AND COUNTIES IN
REGION II ,
OUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
ACTION IMPORTANT IN THE FUTURE INCLUDES EXPANSION OF EXISTING PROJECTS AND
DEPARTMENTS, PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN OUR AREA AND.DEVELOPMENT OF FLOOD
PLAINS INTO GREEN BELT RECREATION AND PARK AREAS, WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROGRAMS, WELD COUNTY CAN ANTICIPATE PROGRESSIVE,
DESIRABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT,
THANK You,
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