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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-040-04/26/1973-EXPRESSING CONCERN TO THE COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENTS OF U.S. HIGHW RESOLUTION 73-40 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING CONCERN TO THE COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE IMPROVEMENTS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 287 (COLLEGE AVENUE) SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, College Avenue in the City of Fort Collins is designated as U.S. Highway No. 287; and WHEREAS, such highway extends south from Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the State Highway Department has in the past improved a portion of said highway just south of Fort Collins and is presently planning to improve an additional portion of such highway; and WHEREAS, the portions of said highway both in and out of the City which have been improved in the past have been improved with a raised median strip in the center; and WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City of Fort Collins such raised median strip is a highly desirable and essential part of the improvement of such highway since the same will aid in better control of the traffic on said highway and the orderly development of the properties adjoining the highway; and WHEREAS, it is to be anticipated that the portion of the highway to be improved and the lands adjoining the same will eventually be within the limits of the City of Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has previously communicated to to State Highway Department its concern and desire that said highway would be improved with a raised median strip in the center and with frontage roads serving the properties adjoining the highway; and WHEREAS, it is the understanding of the City Council of the City of Fort Collins that the improvements now planned do not include any pro- vision for a raised median in the center nor any provision for a frontage road. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS: Section 1 . That the City of Fort Collins .hereby expresses its concern to the State Highway Department concerning the proposed improvement of U.S. Highway No. 287 south of Fort Collins and specifically the City of Fort Collins hereby requests that the State Highway Department recon- sider any decision which may have been made to eliminate a raised median w\ i strip in connection with such improvements or frontage roads in connection with such improvements. Section 2. The City Manager of the City of Fort Collins is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the State Highway Department and to further communicate to the highway department the City's concern and desires concerning the improvement of High 287 south of the City of Fort Collins.. Passed and adopted at .a regular meeting of the City Council held this 26th day of April, A.D. 1973. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -2-