HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 16, Page 1103, No Resolution Number1103
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT
OF HIGHWAYS TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE U. S. 62 (BLANDVILLE ROAD) FROM
LONE OAK ROAD TO PECAN DRIVE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, AND TO CONDUCT A
NEW PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING SAME
WHEREAS the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Highways
has discontinued any present effort to improve and widen U. S. 62
(Blandville Road) from Lone Oak Road to Pecan Drive in Paducah,
Kentucky, and
WHEREAS there is a present need for such improvement for the
orderly movement of traffic and for the safety of motorists and
pedestrians, and
WHEREAS the process of planning, hearing, designing and
constructing highways is very lengthy, and
WHEREAS the improvements are needed before completion of
Interstate Highway 24 and the development process cannot be delayed
until after completion of I 24 as is now planned.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That this Board make every effort to encourage
and urge the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Highways to begin
planning the necessary improvements for U. S. 62 (Blandville Road)
from Lone Oak Road to Pecan Drive in Paducah, Kentucky, and to conduct
public hearings at the earliest possible date.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Commissioner of Highways, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky,
and to the First District Engineer, Department of Highways, Paducah,
Kentucky.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners October 6, 1969
Recorded by.Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, October 6, 1969.