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
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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
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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
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-Anne Student, Council
Secretary
Mayor VDona