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A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTERSECTION
OF OLD CRYSTAL BAY.ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY #12
• AS A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION
The Orono Village Council being concerned about the
safety and welfare of its citzens and,
WHEREAS, the safety of our school children whether they
are riding a bus or having to walk across street intersection, and
WHEREAS, the peak flow of traffic on Old Crystal Bay Road
and Highway #12 intersection must be controlled and,
WHEREAS, traffic is increasing as shown by the State's own
count, and
WHEREAS, the visibility to the west of the intersection of
Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway #12 is very limited and it is difficult
to see on -coming traffic, and
WHEREAS, parents of school children who attend the Orono
schools have expressed concern about the hazards of the intersection, and
WHEREAS, the owner and drivers of the school buses themselves
have reported the dangerous conditions that exist at the interesection,
and
• WHEREAS, the Orono School Board and the Orono Village Council
have tried for years to get a stop light at Old Crystal Bay Road and
Highway #12,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Council of
the Village of Orono hereby declares the intersection of Old Crystal Bay
Road and Highway #12 as a dangerous intersection and requests that the
State Highway Department install a four-way stop light at this inter-
section as an exception to the State's Warrent Program.
Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Orono, Minnesota, at
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