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_ Clt� of ORONO
� RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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� NO. 2419
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A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITIES OF ORONO
' AND LONG LARE DECLARING THE NEED FOR
' IMPROVED HIGHWAY TR�FFIC REGOLATION ALONG
PORTIONS OF II.S. TRIINR HIGHWAY 12
WHEItEAS, the Cities of Orono and Long lake are concerned
with the health , safety and welfare of their citizens; and
WHEREAS , U.S. Trunk Highway 12 is a major arterial
highway which , daily, carries 15, 00P! to 17, 000 cars through
portions of both cities from the area of Lindawood Lane (on the
east) to County Road 6 (on the west) ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Long Lake has in recent years
� experienced substantial residential , commercial and industrial
development along U.S. Trunk Highway 12 and will continue to
experience more in the near future, which development has and
, will impact heavily upon the traffic upon said highway; and
WHEREAS, The City of Orono is presently undergoing a
comprehensive study which may result in changing the zoning and
land use structure of approximately 604! acres of land along U.S.
Trunk Highway 12 from low density single family residential to a
mixture of inedium density residential, commercial and light
industrial uses (said study being known as the "Highway 12
Corridor Study" ) ; and
� � WHEREAS , the cities are concerned with the safe and
reasonable traffic flows within their jurisdictional limits due
to serious and dangerous flaws in traffic regulation along U.S.
Truck Highway 12 , such as the lack of a semaphore at its
intersection with Willow Drive;
NOW, TH�RSF'ORS, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
Orono and Long Lake declare that there is a need for increased
traffic regulation, reduced speed and increased levels of caution ,
along U.S. Trunk Highway 12 from Lindawood Lane to County Road 6,
east and west .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Highway 12 and Willow Drive
• is declared a dangerous intersection in need of a permanent
semaphore.
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� Cit� of ORONO
� � R�SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
(� N0. 2419
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BE IT FIIRTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be
delivered to the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the
purpose of completing a study of the traffic problems along said
portion of U.S. Highway 12 and implementation of new regulations
and controls to improve the safety of traffic within the
. jurisdictional limits of each city. .
Adopted by the City Council of Orono, Minnesota , at a
regular meeting held April 25, 1988 .
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Jam s R. Grabe �--May° r
ATTE T:
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orothy M. llin, City Clerk �
Adopted by the City Council of Long Lake, Minnesota, at
a regular meeting held , 1988.
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Owen Smeby, Mayor
ATTEST:
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LuVerne Hanson, City Clerk
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