Res 77 - 79 Relative to Hwy 55 ClassificationCITY OF MENi�OTA HEIGHTS
Dakota County, Minnesota
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RESOLUTION NO. 77-79 �
RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO T.H. 55 CLASSIFICATION
_ � WHEREAS, Mendota Heights City officials have questioned the classification
assigned to T.H. 110 and T.H. 55 by the Metropolitan Council; and
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WHEREAS, the City has received numerous plans from the Minnesota Highway
Depar�:nent over the years outlining proposals for upgrading T.H. 55
southeasterly from the Mendota Bridge; and � '
� WE�REAS, the most reeent plan for upgrading T.H. 55 was received from the
Minnesota Department of Transportation on May 16, 1977; and
WF�REAS, said plans were accompanied by projected traffic volumes .
justifying said plan; and � ,
WI�REAS, recent figures were r.eleased by the Metropolitan Council ,
indicating a drastically reduced traffic volume in the T.H. 55 corridor; and
' WE�REAS, it appears that figux�es purporting to,be'projected traffic
for the,T.H. 55 corridor appear to be totally inconsistent; � ��
�'NOW; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by�the City Council of the City of _
Mendo.ta.Heights that Planning Consultant Howard Dahlgren and other .
representatives from Mendota Heights appear before the Metropolitan Council
representati:ves on Monday, September 12, to express their dilemma caused
by conflicting d�,ta; � . � ' �
� BE IT FURTI�R RESOLVED, that the Mendota Heights representatives be -
�authorized and directed to support the preparation of a T.H. 55 proposal,
based on the most logical and acceptable data projections. � '
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this G;X y,
, day of September, 1977. ., ' . �` �
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