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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 92-45RESOLUTION NO, 92-45 SUPPORT OF ADOPTION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REGARDING COMPLETION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 610 CROSSTOWN PROJECT AS REQUESTED BY THE NORTH METRO MAYORS ASSOCIATION WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: The North Metro Mayors organization comprised communities, and Association (NMMA) is an of eighteen North Metro The NMMA has identified the construction of T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN as the highest transportation priority for the North Metro area, and The NMMA supports the T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN corridor communities of Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Blaine and Moundsview in their united effort to secure federal and state funding for the construction of this important piece of transportation infrastructure, and The NMMA encourages the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to work to secure all of the funding needed to complete construction of the entire T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN project from Interstate 35W in Moundsview to Interstate 94 in Maple Grove, and The NMMA wishes to recognize the cooperative spirit and support that MnDOT has exhibited to keep T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN project on schedule and situated as a top transportation priority in its metropolitan regional planning process, and The NMMA understands that our common effort must continue unabated in order to achieve the stated goal of constructing the entire T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN project before the turn of the century, and The NMMA is committed to working With MnDOT, the Metropolitan Council and elected officials of the North Metro area in securing the transportation funds needed to complete the T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN project in a timely manner, and The NMMAplayed a vital role in securing federal funding in the amount of $36 million for construction of the second stage of T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN through Brooklyn Park, and has worked diligently with MnDOT to keep the construction of the eastern portion of the 610 CROSSTOWN through Blaine and Moundsview on schedule, and Resolution No. 92-~-~ page 2 WHEREAS: The NMMA is committed to providing the necessary time, talent and resources needed to keep T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN on schedule as the top transportation project for the North Metro area, and views the adoption of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, dated October 1992, as a critical step in the process of preparing the reserved 610 corridor in Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove for funding and scheduled construction phases. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia HeiGhts, which is a member of the North Metro Mayors Association, hereby requests that the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, dated October 1992, prepared by StrGr, Roscoe & Fausch, Inc., in cooperation with MnDOT, be adopted and used as the basis for implementing the T.H. 610 CROSSTOWN project. Passed this 14th day of December, 1992. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: Nawrocki Clerkin A1 1 ayes -Anne Student, Council Secretary Mayor VDona