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� � J _ Clt� of ORONO � RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ,- Q� � NO. 2419 • � • • 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.