WHEREAS Colorado’s highway system contributes to the economies of rural communities through the transportation of goods, services, industrial equipment, and people, and WHEREAS many highways on the Western Slope are …
TR-22-3 Guiding Principle: Transportation Funding
WHEREAS Club 20 was founded in 1953 to support needed transportation infrastructure on the Western Slope; and WHEREAS an efficient, high quality, convenient transportation infrastructure is key for economic recovery …
PLNR-22-1 Guiding Principle: Livestock Grazing
WHEREAS properly managed livestock grazing is compatible with the health landscapes and promotes wildfire mitigation, biological diversity, open space, species conservation, functioning wildlife habitat and land resource protection; and WHEREAS …
TR-22-1 Colorado Department of Transportation Planning and Representation
WHEREAS a statewide transportation infrastructure vision is important in addressing local, regional, and statewide priorities, and WHEREAS the current transportation planning system is bottom up, including local government jurisdictions in …
TO-21-1 Encouraging Investment in the Arts & Creative Industries in Western Colorado
WHEREAS in 2019, the arts, culture and creative industries accounted for $16.3 billion and 4.1% of Colorado’s economy, contributing over 108,000 jobs statewide; and WHEREAS Colorado’s Northwest and Southwest regions …
PLNR-21-3 Public Process and Participation in the Development and Implementation of Public Lands Resource Management Plans
WHEREAS over 70% of the Western Slope is public lands; and WHEREAS Club 20 counties have actively participated, for many decades, in the development of the Western Slope Resource Management …
BA-21-1 Child Care and the Economy of the West Slope
WHEREAS Colorado’s pre-COVID annual economic loss was $2.2 billion in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue; and WHEREAS the consequences of insufficient child care in Western Colorado impacts working parents, employers, …
PLNR-21-1 Critical Watersheds, Water Security, and Wildfires
WHEREAS approximately 70% of Colorado’s forested landscape is in Western Colorado; the vast majority of which is managed by federal agencies; and WHEREAS these forested acres are the source …
PLNR-21-2: Guiding Principles: Special Land Use Designations
WHEREAS it is critical to maintain and support multiple uses on public lands. The land managing agency should strongly consider the local history, customs, culture, and economy as special designations …
WA-19-2 Endangered Fish Recovery Programs
WHEREAS CLUB 20 continues to vigorously defend western Colorado water rights and the Colorado system of water law, and WHEREAS the Upper Colorado River and San Juan River Basin …
WA-02-1 Instream Flow Programs
WHEREAS in 1973 the Colorado Legislature passed landmark legislation to protect Colorado’s natural environment through a pioneer in-stream flow law; and WHEREAS since the inception of Colorado’s instream flow …
PLNR-20-1 Proposed Wolf Introduction
WHEREAS special interest groups periodically propose to introduce wolves in Colorado, with the Western Slope as the primary targeted release area; and wildlife management experts with the U.S. Fish and …
PLNR-21-2 Guiding Principles: Special Designations of Public Lands
WHEREAS it is critical to maintain and support multiple uses on public lands. The land managing agency should strongly consider the local history, customs, culture, and economy as special designations …
TO-19-1-Encouraging Investment in Western Colorado by the Film Industry
WHEREAS Western Colorado is one of the most attractive regions in the United States and provides scenery that is in high demand by the film industry; and WHEREAS in 1998, …
Club 20 How To? How Do I Get an Item On a Policy Committee’s Agenda?
Club 20 How To? How Do I Get an Item On a Policy Committee’s Agenda?
Club 20 has 9 different policy committees with two co-chairs for each committee. The Education sub-committee is currently facilitated by the Business Affairs & Workforce Development committee. The co-chairs are intended to be subject matter experts and are tasked with keeping their ear to the ground to keep Club 20 staff, leadership, and members informed on the issues impacting Western Colorado.
PLNR-19-1-Guiding Principles: Multiple Use of Public Lands
WHEREAS approximately 70% of the land in Western Colorado is managed by federal agencies; WHEREAS public lands have been one of the largest economic drivers in the region and play …
BA-19-1-Presidential Election by National Popular Vote, Opposition of
WHEREAS the Electoral College was created in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention with the intent of ensuring that each state had informed electors in place to represent them in major …
WA-92-4 Adequate and Sustainable Funding for Water Project and Programs
WHEREAS It is important to protect and maintain reliable funding sources that are earmarked for development of future water projects and programs; and WHEREAS Basin roundtables and the Interbasin Compact …
WA-01-3Colorado Water Conservation Board, Opposition to Reconfiguring
WHEREAS Legislation has been considered from time to time that proposes to change the composition of the Colorado Water Conservation Board; and WHEREAS Legislation of this type increases the number …