April 9, 2025
WHEREAS, The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) is committed to ensuring that every citizen in Park, Teller and El Paso Counties has healthy air to breathe; and
WHEREAS, poor outdoor air quality can threaten the health of our citizens; and children, people with lung disease, older adults, and people with heart disease tend to be more vulnerable to outdoor pollution, and it would be beneficial for all people to learn more about the effects air quality may have on their health; and
WHEREAS, PPACG is crafting assertive strategies to reduce air pollution by empowering and motivating residents across the region to help in reducing harmful air pollutants; and
WHEREAS, PPACG, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are supporting efforts to encourage Americans to understand what causes poor air quality, and make strides to improve the overall outdoor air quality; and
WHEREAS, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is an association of three counties and 13 municipalities representing the Pikes Peak Region; and
THEREFORE, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Board of Directors recognizes and encourages all of our communities to recognize and celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week, May 5, 2025 to May 9, 2025.
RESOLVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments this 9th day of April, 2025, at Colorado Springs, Colorado