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ORIGINAL FORT LUPTON AS HONORARY COUNTY SEAT I
J/ SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2011 °
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Sii )u�l/ o WHEREAS, Section 30-11-107(1)(cc), C.R.S. authorizes the Board of County i II
o Commissioners, "By resolution, memorial, plaque, or limited gift, to honor, commemorate, a�,e
{j memorialize, or acknowledge outstanding service or other events, including death ors
' 0 Er retirement of individuals, or actions, accomplishments, or achievements deserving of
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9 ! WHEREAS, although Section 1-4 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter "-'
° designates the City of Greeley as the County Seat for Weld County, the Board wishes to ' 'a
O honor and recognize the persons who founded, built, operated, and/or restored the O
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I original Fort Lupton by designating it as an honorary County Seat for the period of °
titi ° I September 9, through September 11, 2011, and 9
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WHEREAS, beginning in the early 1800's, westward expansion brought trappers, ici W.; ifi,*3
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o I traders, miners, ranchers, and eventually farmers and merchants to the South Platte o
Valley, and
Om)0 P . WHEREAS, One Hundred-seventy-five years ago in 1836, situated along the old ii;ti cow
;. north-south trade route called the Trappers' Trail, Fort Lupton became the "first . -
. settlement in Weld County," and I a "-
WHEREAS, on September 9th, 1861, St. Vrain County was officially re-named1 _
. Weld County in honor of Lewis Ledyard Weld, Colorado Territorial Secretary under ic;°fir-2
10., Colorado's first territorial governor, and t� �,
ai s o' WHEREAS, on November 1, 1861, one-hundred and fifty years ago, the �t
Y Colorado Territory's General Assembly organized and ratified 17 counties, including the
y „,- : newly renamed Weld County. 9)7:
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o NOW, THEREFORE, in tribute of the City of Fort Lupton's 175th Anniversary, the -. ,
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t iri tBoard of County Commissioners does hereby honor and recognize the persons who '
founded, built, operated, and/or restored the original Fort Lupton by designating it as an
honorary County Seat for the period of September 9, through September 11, 2011. VAS ii is"
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�% BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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iv iBarbara Kirkmeyer,Chair
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,4.4,KII.?' o Sean P. Conway, Pro Tern Douglas Rademacher • ' ,._
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David E. Long William F, Garcia °
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-, Weld County Clerk to the Board O _�
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Deputy Clerk to the Board i
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