Res 75 - 96 Endorsing Interstate Study Committee Recommendations�
- CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
• DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
� " RESOLUTION N0. 75-96 � "
RESOLUTION ENDORSING INTERSTATE STUDY COMMITTEE • .
- RECOMMENDATIONS . ' � '
WHEREAS, the completion of I-35E and I-494 are vital to the provi'sion
- for adequate highway access to the City of Mendota Heights and Northern
Dakota County; and , i .. � - ; ' , : : � ' ;
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. WHEREAS,� the entire circumferential system around the metropolitan
area has been"completed except that portion from Bloomington to
• ' South St. Paul; � and .' . � � , , � : f < , , • � '
� WHEREAS, the provision for,access• to and from downtown St. Paul and
vital employment'areas in Mendota Hei'ghts and Northern Dakota County are
essential and depend upon development of I-35E and I-494`; and �
• ' WHEREAS, the comprehensive plans for all communities affected by the
ultimate completion of I-35E and I-494 have accommodated and provided for
-the ultimate construction of these facilities; and
WHEREAS, major development investments have been�made in Northern
' Dakota County and the City of Mendota Heights based on the,timely �
completion of both I-494 and I-35E; and , � �"-` �
,`WHEREAS, the continued delay of the completion of these vital links in
'_. the total freeway system in the metropolitan area constitutes a major problem
to the City of Mendota Heights and Northern Dakota County; and ,
_ WHEREAS, the Inte"rstate Study Committee has adopted positive resolutions
recommending completion-�of both I=35E from Burnsville to St.'Paul and I-494
from Bloomington to South St. Paul; and .
• WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights particularly endorses the design
concept for the intersection of I-35E and I-494 as recommended by the
� Interstate Study Committee; �
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the. City of Mendota
Heights that the City Council endorses the recommendations of the Interstate
Study Committee and recommends their adoption�by the Metropolitan Council.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this
day of December, 1975. ' , -
_ .� CITY COUNCIL
- CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS .
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BY l7L1 GG���'OC
Donald L. Huber
_ , Mayor �
Second