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§PRIOR LAKE, M INNE$OTA
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RESOLUTION # 77 -4
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION s '
TO,EXPLORE'-A SOLUTION TO`THE LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER TRANSPORTATION
PROBLEMS., % �' f
WHEREAS, the City Council of,the City of Prior Lake is the official
governing body of the City of Prior Lake; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake has'been' acutely aware of the
transporatation problems in the lower.Minnesota River valley; and Y
WHEREAS,, the current transportation problem`s B!^ -)the, lower Minnesota E
d FRiver valley have reached a crisis proportion by the near simultaneous r
a closing of the Mh1 F, S "Savage" Tailroad,,bridge and the closing of the g
3 "Bloomington Ferry "'Bridge at County Road 18;
NOS THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
Prior Lake hereby`rbguests the Minnesota Department Of Tr nspoiatzon'
to use'all haste to explore solutions to this Minnesota River bridge J
crossing problem, those solutions to include, but not be limited to,
one way utilization -,of Cedar- Av enue_as well as negotiation for an
,,,opening of the MN railway bridge and wroviding some assistance to
bridge maintenance, said opening th�,MK $ S railway bridge to be
„ limited to period in which the multi -laned Cedar Avenue bridge is
put into operation 1?
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that_the Department of Trknsportationjis well
as the Metropolitan Council `and the Hennepin and S, t `County Boards
' are hereby urged to proceed'.in all .haste to consider initiation of a
program which, would ultimate3y ^ result in a' ro the problem of
the 169 /18,!) %corridor with its ;:ultimal;e crossing to be a permanent
?'. structure .at a' high level across the Minnesota Rivex,
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Busse. x Busse
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$ ssonett x Bissonett
x F Watkins absent Watkins x
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Witness my hand and, official seal of Prior Lake, Minnesota' this 1
day "ok February, 1,�77.
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NPichael A,. McGuire t•
City Manager
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