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PROPOSED RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TRUNK HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR PROPOSAL REPORT AND APPROVING THE TRUNK HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR PROPOSAL WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Transportation for the State of Minnesota has prepared a Corridor Proposal Report for the improvement of Trunk Highway (TH) 12 within the city limits; and WHEREAS, said report contains a statement of need for this proposed improvement, a description of alternate routes which were considered by the commissioner, an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages in the selection of any route considered; and WHEREAS, said report contains for each alternate, the following information: general alignment and profile, approximate points of access, highway classification an approximate cost estimate, relation to existing and planned regional and local development and to other transportation routes and facilities, and a statement of the expected general effect on present and future use of the property within the corridor; and WHEREAS, after the presentation by iiU/DOT, members of the City Council and of the public, were permitted to question and thoroughly investigate the implications of the TH 12 Corridor Proposal, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to recommend to the Minnesota Department of Transportation the proposed corridor and to encourage Mn/DOT to pursue diligently a preliminary design for said corridor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono that: Mn/DOT TH 12 Corridor Proposal Report dated October 4, 1996, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein by reference thereto, is approved and recommended to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for development of layout plans. It is requested that the Minnesota Department of Transportation use due diligence to expeditiously finalize the design, seek and acquire funding and undertake construction on this corridor. I ra *■ t 1