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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I- <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF THE PLANNING PROCESS <br /> <br />As indicated above and discussed in greater detail in <br />Chapter V, the Big Thompson flood caused significant <br />destruction of property and loss of life. To a certain <br />extent, the magnitude of this devastation can be attributed <br />to an absence of planning as the canyon area was developed. <br />Planning obviously cannot prevent floods such as that which <br />occurred on July 31, 1976. However, through effective <br />planning much can be accomplished to reduce the tragedy <br />associated with such a flood in terms of property damage <br />and loss of life. <br /> <br />INITIAL PLANNING <br /> <br />The Big Thompson Recovery Planning Office (BTRPO) has been <br />vested with the responsibility for preparing a comprehensive <br />redevelopment plan for the Big Thompson Canyon. Subsequent <br />to a resolution passed by the Big Thompson Recovery Planning <br />Council on September 14, 1976, the BTRPO established a <br />task force comprising representatives of the u.S. Forest <br />Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado Division of Parks <br />and Outdoor Recreation, Colorado Highway Department and <br />Larimer County. This task force developed a variety of <br />recreational alternatives for the Big Thompson Canyon that <br />were intended to lead to a more detailed, long range <br />redevelopment planning effort. <br /> <br />COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING <br /> <br />In November, 1976, the Larimer-weld Regional Council of <br />Governments (COG) and the BTRPO applied for and received a <br />"701" comprehensive planning grant from HUD. The Grant <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />= <br />