ESTES PARK — Residents will vote in April on having a say in land sales around the historic Stanley Hotel.
Town trustees voted 5-0 Tuesday night to reject a citizen-initiated proposal that would require a vote of the 4,200 registered voters on the terms for selling town property within the Stanley Historic District. After rejecting the proposed ordinance, trustees passed a resolution placing it on the April ballot.
The Colorado Constitution grants the right to a public vote on citizen- initiated proposed ordinances.
Last month, a group of voters presented petitions containing more than 760 signatures calling for an ordinance on voter approval of sales. Residents asked for the ordinance to block the construction of condos, a shopping plaza, restaurant and wedding reception hall next to the iconic Stanley.
The famed hotel, built in 1906, has hosted luminaries such as President Theodore Roosevelt and was author Stephen King’s inspiration for the horror classic “The Shining.”
