Mountain Area Planning Council Records, 1957-1977 (Bulk 1967-1977)

Administrative records of the Mountain Area Planning Council, a group of mountain area organizations and individual landowners, active from 1967 to 1977. The function of the Council was to coordinate creative ideas, manpower, and financial resources in order to preserve the scenic and historic beauty of the area.

In 1968, the Council learned that the Evergreen area was being considered as a venue for the Nordic events of the 1976 Winter Olympics. This became a major concern of the Council. Other projects included a possible Planning District for the mountain area, future highway planning, the deterioration of Evergreen Lake, and the annual Clean Up campaign. In addition, the Council sponsored public meetings concerning future growth patterns for the general Evergreen area and a proposal for Hwy 74. In the 1970s, the Council was involved with a variety of agencies and organizations on such matters as zoning, subdivision regulations, platting requirements, proposed highway locations, pollution standards, telephone rate increases, open space, and public transportation. The Council was also involved with the Genesee and Bergen Park development proposals, the Johns-Manville Ken-Caryl Ranch development proposal, and cooperation with the C.U. Graduate Planning Team in their efforts to offer assistance and input into a more comprehensive plan for the mountains of Jefferson County.

The collection was received in good order with box inventories attached. Original folder titles were retained. Multiple copies of documents were removed and a folder of bank statements and cancelled checks was removed and shredded. All newspaper clippings were photocopied. The collection is arranged in seven series.

Series I, Administrative Records (1967-1977) is arranged alphabetically and includes annual reports, by-laws, a description of the purpose and function of the MAPC, lists of board members, lists of committees and task forces, newsletters, and a small number of financial records such as treasurer’s annual reports and an expenditure report.

Series II, Correspondence (1969-1977) is arranged chronologically and contains general correspondence to and from the organization.

Series III, Meeting Minutes (1967-1977) is arranged chronologically and contains the minutes of board of directors, executive board, general and special meetings.

Series IV, Membership (1959-1977) is arranged alphabetically and contains lists of individual and group members, a dues ledger, and copies of by-laws, minutes, reports and other official documents of organizational members.

Series V, Projects (1968-1977) contains policy statements, petitions, correspondence, clippings, reports, surveys, and other information regarding the various causes and issues the Council was involved in.

Series VI, Newspaper Clippings (1967-1976) contains general news articles about the 1976 winter Olympics, land use, zoning, development, open space, roads, and mining. It also contains clippings found in two binders specific to the Council and its activities.

Series VII, Miscellaneous (1965-1977) is the final series and contains various reports, publications, maps, and other background information collected by the Council that is related to Jefferson County.