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Ja� � . Y ._ i�4T.. � � � c�t� o� oRONo _ � . �� ,� � ��:��:. �� ��;.. • �'��`� y:��:, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL �:s _ ,�::�, NO. 2144 .. .��, :, • - • • .. '.��.�:r:.'� A R�SOLIITION REGARDING HIGHWAY 12 TASK FORCE ��dHEREA'S, the portion of Highway 12 in the City of � Orono which currently is approaching its design capacity at certain points and the traffic volume on the road is expected to grow at 5 percent per year until the year 200�1, and WHEREAS , the City of Orono together with the City of Long Lake adopted Resolution No. 2039 on September 25, 1986 citing safety concerns and requesting the Minnesota Department of Transportation to review the area to address those concerns, and WHER]3AS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has • indicated that it anticipates no upgrade of any significance to Highway 12 in the foreseeable future, and WHEREAS, the Willmar Chamber of Commerce is heading a Task Force composed of five counties and 21 communities to have Highway 12 upgraded to a four lane freeway, and WHl3REAS, there were� discussions of an upgrade of Highway 12 to a four lane in the late ' 64J's and early '70's with an .� alternative route selected through the community, and WHEREAS, the City of Orono does have concerns regarding � the route and • the extent of any upgrade to Highway 12 as it relates to properties and access in the community. NOW, THEREFO�tE BE IT R�SOLVED, that the City of Orono requests that the t4innesota Department of Transportation develop alternative designs in the current corridor together with alternative corridors to address safety concerns at both the current and anticipated traffic volumes over the next 2D1 years, anr' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such alternatives be reviewed by the City of Orono for appropriate comment, and B� IT FURTHER RSSOLVED, that the City of Orono, while in • support of improvements to Highway 12 that would maintain a safe