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<br />Wed., Nov. 22, 1972,.Denver, Coto.
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<br />I Go\'. Love Tuesdav h;sued an execu.
<br />tive order establishing 12 planning and
<br />management distriels in the state which
<br />will Sf'rve a..'i the geographkal bases for
<br />the coordination of all federal, state and
<br />local programs.
<br />~ J<O\'C'rn'lr !;8id the di:\trkts \\'\lllM be
<br />"only a partial 1Il1sw(>r 10 the fragmentation of
<br />Tllanning in the state and wjll help focus plan.
<br />nin::: ('(forls to a greater extent."
<br />Ul\'e 1(J1l1 a pres.s cunlenmcE.' local officials
<br />from ea('h oflhe Ilhfming districts will st<Jff the
<br />distrkls' J,lanning councils. lie said he'U ask
<br />the L('~isbtul1:' in January for state funds to
<br />pa)'for STaff in th... disTricts.
<br />Thl' go\,('mor also indil'ated he J,lans to
<br />':rel!Ommernl major legislation to bring staH......lde
<br />planning unrlf'r a central agffiC)', but he didn't
<br />dise!lJlwd('laik
<br />1.o\'e's E'xecutil.e order noles that the federal
<br />Tnlergovt>rmnelllal Coopt>ratiun Act of 1968 re-
<br />quires the stales tll de\'ise mechanism., for the
<br />coordinJtinn to fedl'ral, stale and loeal plans
<br />,andprojecls.
<br />. Thl' federal Office of Management and
<br />nud~l't IO:\IR) in circulars concerning the
<br />federal r,lw, Indicated that "the multiplicity of
<br />lmrelatE.'d planning jurL'>dlctiOll1i and activities
<br />now existing under federal p~ms inhibib
<br />their most effe1,thf' operation," Love said.
<br />PJ:t'Sumably the pl,mnjn~ tlistrkt councils
<br />would work to eliminate on?rlap, duplication
<br />: and competition bel\\f'Pll I()('al planning activi-
<br />ti{'!l. in a variety of areas and help bring some
<br />ordf'r to loeal proJrrams financed with federal
<br />and stall' mane)'.
<br />Lme was llskl'd whether legislation now
<br />bein.a: prepared by the Legislature's intE.'rim
<br />OJmmillet:" on Bal:ml..erl Population might not
<br />I do the same thing as his e:>iecutlve ordeT, and
<br />what Iw thought of suggestions that a state
<br />, I,lanner lIr "planning I"....ar" be added to his
<br />staff.
<br />, u..ve said Ihat \~hile both the legislation and
<br />the planner idl'~IS have "mt'rir' that he "\\ould
<br />- ralherhmlbetter answl'rs" to the statc'splafl.
<br />ningl,rohl<,ms.
<br />"rm thinking of an agenf'Y of government
<br />with I'O.-'SpOllsibility aud power to plan all of the
<br />h.:nclion!< fhat are no\\' lragnlf>nled:' l.J'l\.e said.
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<br />He was askl'"d if a Frnnt Range Commission,
<br />whkh has hl>en pro. use'" in B l{.gislative com.
<br />mittce, \\.'o.'ld boo o:w ".'a:; 1<:1 hl'lp soh'e eurrent
<br />pJ.<Jnning pro~lf'lT<S. "ll-.h a NJr'1mission would
<br />pl.:lll and coorrlim,'<:, aU governmental and
<br />municipal ",,!"vie" and the de'. elopml'nt of SIX'-
<br />dal districts, ~ubdivl~inn.<;, ;mnexations and the
<br />like.
<br />While not d;s-"ppro;in!:: th(> !"I"}.,>ional com.
<br />mis"ion idea, Lo.t" S.'lid he would rather consid-
<br />er plannim; i1r:rl s.~dl actidlies as a malter of
<br />"sLalewiol'con<:('r,l."
<br />The governor said the planning and man.
<br />agement districts would probably benefit rural
<br />areas more th2n urbun areas be<>ause of al.
<br />ready e'l;islin~ I,Janning ap,encies in metropoli.
<br />tanre~ion.<;.
<br />HI' also f(lintl'd ent that while re!::iooal seJ"\.'.
<br />Ice authorjtiC!' I HSAl m8y be ,Ieve-Ioped to per-
<br />form S-el"vit'es r'l:11l'r lhan pL11l thf'm. it "';(){dd
<br />be possihle lor the I,lanning districts to aid the
<br />RSAs or n.gional vo~'ernment (<ooncil'i in their
<br />f,Iannlng..rrorl:!l.
<br />Counties indudl'd in Ih~ respective planning
<br />and man:.!geml'nt distriC:s f'rt'aled by Love's
<br />order nre:
<br />. RCJ.:ion I-Logan. Washington, Sedgwick,
<br />:Morgan, Phillips and Yuma.
<br />. Hegion 2 I..a.rimer and Weld.
<br />. Region 3 -Dt'nv(>r, Adams, Arapahoe-,
<br />Douglas-, Jefferson, Gilpin, Clear O'fttk and
<br />Bouldl'r.
<br />. Region .1- Park, Telll'r and EI Paso.
<br />. Region 5--Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Car.;on and
<br />Cheyenne.
<br />. Re-glori 6-Cnm'le)', Otero, Kiowa, Bent
<br />and ?ro.....crs.
<br />. Re)!ion i--Lakc. Cl\:lf!{'t'. Fremont, Cust.
<br />er. Pueblo. lI11erfan<1 ilnd L<IS Animas
<br />. Region 8-::'s'''l.:,:ucll'he, :\1inE'ral, Rio 'Grande,
<br />Alamosa, c.lIlejos and 01lltllla. ~
<br />. RC')::iofl 9--00kwl'S, San Juan, :\fonlezuma
<br />and La Plata.
<br />. Regioll 10 "'('Ita. :\l,mlrose. San :\liguel,
<br />Ouray. Hinsrl.'JI:' o.d r, "";son.
<br />. Rt'l;Ln 11 :\Ioffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield
<br />antl.\lesa.
<br />. Hegion 12 ROtltt. };<,g)(>, Jackson, Grand
<br />Rnd Summit.
<br />Love's ('--I.' ,ti I" Qj 1('\' l~ effecthe Jan. 1,
<br />1913.
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