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•:iTV OF lake ‘.E£OLJ':cr< v:. 5-a-?c WHEREAS, the Minnesota Oeoartnent of Transportation is engagec in a "scooing" study to investigate various potential corridors from Trunk Highway 101 to Trunk Highway 25 for potential corridors to construct a four lane expressway or freeway extensior to Trunk Highway 12; and WHEREAS, the cities of Long Lake, Orono, Medina. Maple Plain, Independence and Delano are located within the corridor study area and eacn is subject to direct or indirect effects of the location of the corridor; and WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Long Lake has previously resolved and gone on public record that it is opposed to the location of any Highway 12 extension corridor which passes through the City of Long Lake; and WHEREAS, citizens of the City of Orono have organized into a special Inttnst group known as “Concerned Citizens for Highway 12“ which group promotes the location of such extension through the existing corridor; and WHEREAS, concerned citizens and business people of the City of Long Lake have begun to organize themselves into a special interest n^o^ip to promote the location of such corridor outside the City of Long Lake; and WHEREAS, the future of the City of Long Lake together with Its residents end businesses is In severe Jeopardy from environmental and economic detriments associated with such a corridor through the City of Long Lake; WOU, THEREFORE, IT !S HEREBY RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Long Lake extends Its support to the newly formed special Interest group consisting of concerned Long Lake residents and business people and pledges to assist in all lawful ways the effort to fairly and adtguataly assess the impact of such an extension on all affected minicipalltles. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that as part and parcel of such efforts the City of Long Lake will discourage In every respect the location of such a corridor within the corporate limits of the City of Long Lake. Ayes: Kunze, Swartwood, Rettinger. Patch Nays: Abstain: Mayor Attest: city bitrk