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RE: DESIGNATION OF WELD COUNTY AS A DISASTER AREA DUE TO GRASS-
HOPPER INFESTATION AND APPOINTMENT OF STAN BOYES, WELD COUNTY
EXTENSION AGENT, AS WELD COUNTY' S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE STATE
SPRAYING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, an invasion of grasshoppers threatens the destruc-
tion of 2. 5 million acres of grass and crop lands in the State
of Colorado, and
WHEREAS, by Proclamation and Executive Order of Richard D.
Lamm, Governor of Colorado, the Colorado Department of Agricul-
ture is to plan and implement a grasshopper infestation eradica-
tion operation in cooperation with the affected counties, and
WHEREAS, Weld County has been designated as an affected
county, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners deems it advis-
able and in the best interests of Weld County, Colorado to de-
clare Weld County a disaster area and to participate in the
state grasshopper infestation eradication operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com-
missioners that Weld County be, and hereby is, declared to be
a disaster area due to a grasshopper infestation, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Weld County par-
ticipate in the state grasshopper infestation eradication opera-
tion, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Stan Boyes, Weld
County Extension Agent, be and hereby is, appointed as Weld
County' s representative in the state grasshopper infestation
eradication program.
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of
July, A.D. , 1979.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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DATE PRESENTED: JULY 11, 1979
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