There will be no nukes in Longmont.
At least that’s according to a resolution unanimously passed Tuesday night by the City Council. The council’s non-binding proclamation recognizes and supports “the global treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons” in Longmont.
Tuesday’s proclamation is one of several issued by the council recently, including one calling for a “No Mow May” in Longmont to preserve habitat for bees and other pollen-carrying insects.
The no nukes resolution came at the request of Longmonter Christopher Allred, recently named director of the Colorado Coalition for Prevention of Nuclear War. Tuesday’s proclamation falls on the heels of the 77th anniversary of the dropping of nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, Allred said.
“Longmont now stands in solidarity with communities across the nation who believe in a world without nuclear weapons,” Allred told the council Tuesday night.
The Denver City Council approved a similar proclamation siding with the global treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in March 2021.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons bans the use, possession, testing and transfer of nuclear weapons under international law.
