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<br />THE CONSERVATION FUND
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<br />:..iovcmb':r 11, 2003
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<br />~vlt". Eric VV'i;:(jn~;(H'l. CbJirnwn
<br />Color;,H\t} \V~tkl' Conscrv;;ttion l:soanl
<br />1313 S:~I~!Tn,"111 Strc~t, Rooln 721
<br />I )~~n\,'CL C()101'~~do 80103
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<br />De:ir Eric nnd Memher, oflk Board:
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<br />j\t the StlggCS!Llr1 ofC\VCB staff and counsd: I on1 \\lflting to provide you with
<br />;lddil.ion~l b~IC;'<,~,roiJtld en tLe Sno'\vrnass Crcek '\vakr rights, which The Consc:::.--vation
<br />Fund is rcquc:~ti\~g be conveyed baek to tbe F1Hlt1 by Quit Cl<l1rn Deed, Tl1c rcqu(;st
<br />r(~prcs('.nts ;t :r:ulu~\, r~cornn1Clldat;on from YOlJr staff,nnd t\le Fund"
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<br />'l'hu Con.scrvation Fund ac:quin:d the Snowrf1~s:~ Crc~k ..vater righ~s as part of <1
<br />lo'::gcr 2,cquls~tion of land and ~,\'al,er~...vhich ,-,vng donated to the Fund b)' ::m, c:nlity b,1o'"vn
<br />,-lS Aspen \/iUBgC, Inc" (;\V1). Together \\rith tJw -,.:\"ater rig"1ls, the Fund at one tirnc
<br />OVince! ,11.\ of /\ '\/f:;; i.1Ssct::t, \vhklJ included; the \Vatson D1Vid(~ R3uch; additional \vater
<br />r\~~hLs; \11(; !\'~pl;n Village tnobilc hor.ne pt':,rk~ Gllld a g,lS ~;tJ.ti{)njconvcnicnce Sl:Of0 along.
<br />H igh'\ViLY 82. The donation \V(1~ maue to ib0 Fund hy tl1C O\Vncrs of .A. Vl~ br::CClHSC 1t \vas
<br />t1H~;r de>;i!'c to have the Fund \vork to protect t;1C land and \vater, hl.~~p prDvide ~r[()tdablc
<br />l1011.s]n!:;,; ror residents of thG rnobik: hornc pi.:Lrk~ and 10 benefit The Conservation Fund and
<br />bnd conscr\.'i.ltlon in the ;In';J1 by dOl1r:\ting il Vahl?,bk asset to tl1('; Fund, It W~--lS unc1c'n-:!ood
<br />1h~t the l'\md \~'ould work to :;cll thc:;c (1sscts to benefit conscrvJ.lion, and nc.col1:1plish
<br />oiher go;~l;:; ~t~po:;sibJc.
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<br />The Fund hih ~uCc~ssrl111y '"dosed cult" ['.II pm"'ts of this lrans,lclion, has helped
<br />meet lh~ de:'::;Ircs of Otlr donor ;),Ucl has crc;;,tl:d otho:~r benefits for the hnd ~md pcopk. of
<br />Pitkin County, HS [oHo\,\,,:;:
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<br />~ 'l'he \VJt:;on Divide Ro:.lnch \V~~S sOld to;'l privat::: buyer, subject lo 1.1 stric.l
<br />conSCl vaLan CnSt:fficnt \vhich was c:on<1tf~d by the fund to the Aspen V;]l1cy
<br />Lr.rHJ Tn1st, This ilDg:nificcnt property. 'Nhicl\ encornp;:tSSCS 850 ;:J.crC5~ is a
<br />critic,!l1 piece of Op\.:ll spac.e, \\"ildllf~ habitat tlnu agri~nliuralland aiong
<br />l'Iigh\,v~l)': 82.
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<br />. Th" hll\d wDrked closely with the Pitkin County Housing Authority and the
<br />rcs1dcnts of Lhe Aspell Village rnohlle hOlTle p,-lrk) lo create, aUordabk, lJouslng
<br />on (1-:.-:; prop~~rl,y, Now, l-li.mclred,~ of j"t)sidcnts or i\spen VilL,'l,g(; O\Vn thch land
<br />nnd l:n.v(; aS$Li,;:nnCCs. that they can slay tlH~r("~. Aff()rd~~b;e bCll:'.ingi:, one 0 f the
<br />highest priorities III Pitkin County, ana our accomplishmellt' ell ASl'~n Village
<br />cn::.f.U,: an in1llorl<.:nt rnodd f(lf other ~"tre:lS ofColotauo.
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<br />~ !-\ loc~-t1 gas stat!on/conv(~nicnce store was sold to lhe long-krrn op~rDlor or
<br />this bns.inc$s, a(1olNing the hl1dncss to rcm,~in in place and r~n1ain vl.able.
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<br />F:ii'!,III'rs ill /:!!"f 1.'/:;1 \',',:/I('r i"(:;:,;",'!i'{:fli'li
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<br />1 ~j4::: 8flJ~Hh";MV, Sail'-' ";2.:~ ft Rnuld.:'f. CO ~03(J2 ~ (3D]) 444.4369 < FAX (3()J) 93;:;~376j
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