HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance Book 18, Page 93, No Resolution Number93
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY,
PERTAINING TO VARIOUS OBLIGATIONS WHICH WILL BE ASSUMED BY THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, PERTAINING TO THE PROPOSED ELMDALE ROAD EXTENSION
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1973, the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
and the County of McCracken forwarded to the Kentucky Department of
Highways a proposal outlining various commitments and obligations which
the City and County would assume relative to the proposed Elmdale Road
Extension from Jameswood Drive in Paducah to Bleich Road in McCracken
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County, Kentucky, and
WHEREAS, by letter dated February 20, 1973, the Kentucky Department
of Highways has requested that the City of Paducah and County of McCracken
adopt by formal resolution their willingness to fulfill the aforesaid
obligations upon the construction of the proposed road, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners feels that it is in the
best interest of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, that said road be
constructed,
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That upon the Kentucky Department of Highways
obtaining approval for and entering into the construction of the bridge
and approaches to carry the Elmdale Road Extension over I-24; said
extension runs from Jameswood Drive in Paducah, Kentucky, to Bleich
Road in McCracken County, Kentucky, and across the proposed right-
of-way of Interstate 24, the City of Paducah, Kentucky, in conjunction
with and participation with the County of McCracken, will assume the
following obligations:
1. The City of Paducah and McCracken County, Kentucky will
obtain the right-of-way required for the proposed project
outside of the right-of-way limits of Interstate 24.
2. The City of Paducah, Kentucky, and McCracken County, Kentucky
will pay for any required utility relocations which would
not have been necessitated by the proposed Interstate 24
construction.
3. The City of Paducah, Kentucky and McCracken County, Kentucky
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will cause its portion of the proposed project to be con-
structed prior to the completion of the bridge and approaches
to be constructed with Interstate 24.
4. Upon completion of the proposed project, the City of Paducah
will bear the responsibility for maintenance of that portion
of the road inside the corporate limits of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, and it is understood that McCracken
County, Kentucky, will maintain that portion which lies
between the corporate limits and Bleich Road.
5. The City of Paducah, Kentucky and McCracken County, Kentucky,
assume no obligations for the maintenance of the proposed
bridge or supportins structures.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into any
and all other necessary agreements with the Kentucky Department of
Highways and McCracken County, Kentucky, in order to commit the City of
Paducah, Kentucky to fulfilling the obligations more particularly set out
in Section 1 above.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners March 6, 1973
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, March 6, 1973.