HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 89-11 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. .~-/I
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, DENTON, TEXAS
URGING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TO DESIGNATE THAT 16.1 MILE SECTION OF
STATE HIGHWAY 121 FROM U.S. 75 TO NEAR FM 423 AS A
FREEWAY
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Highways and Public
Transportation has concluded a feasibility study and engineering
report to determine the need for a controlled access freeway with
- six main lanes and six frontage road lanes in the area between
U.S. 75 and near FM 423 on State Highway 121; and
WHEREAS, the conclusions in the Report support the need for
such a facility to meet traffic demands in the 2010 time frame;
and
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony is supportive of the
development of a freeway along State Highway 121 with its
borders; and
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony pledges to use it best
efforts to acquire and preserve the right-of-way which the
Freeway will require,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
That the City of The Colony urges the Highway Department to
designate that 16.1 mile section of State Highway 121 from U.S.
75 to near FM 423 as a freeway; and
That the City of The Colony pledges to use its best efforts
to acquire and preserve the right-of-way which will be needed to
construct the Freeway.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~day of ~ , 1989.
'APPROVED:' / ~
Don Amick, May~r~ v
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary